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Sarah Cole (left), 17, and her mother, Doris Cole, of Aurora look around the Northern Illinois University campus outside the Holmes Student Center in DeKalb during an open house visit Friday. Doris Cole is a NIU alumna.
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By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Northern Illinois University might have faced some controversy in the past year, but student interest has never been higher. More than 18,000 potential freshmen have applied to NIU for the 2013 fall semester – an 11 percent increase in the number of applications received at this time last year. The volume of applications is the most the university has ever received by this time. Marc Strauss, who serves on the NIU Board of Trustees, said it would be “extremely important” to convert as many of those applications as possible into enrolled students. He praised university staff for focusing on student recruitment and blocking out external factors. Strauss said outside factors whether good – such as the football team’s run to the Orange Bowl – or bad – such as the FBI sweep of university police records – should not affect NIU’s Vision 2020 Initiative goals. “We have to continue to do the best job we can with the things that are in our control,” Strauss said. “We have our Vision 2020
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Northern Illinois University representative Jonitiana Kelly (left) speaks with Dana Ingle and her stepson, Grayson Ingle (right), 17, of Springfield about housing arrangements on campus. target and we’d like to continue to make progress in that direction.” Vision 2020 aims to increase freshman enrollment from 2,800 to 3,393 students by 2020 while also increasing academic standards. The hope is to raise the average ACT score of incoming freshmen from 21 to 23 and have a higher percentage of students who finished in the top 25 percent of their high school class attend NIU. NIU spokesman Paul Palian said the goals are attainable if fac-
ulty and staff continue to execute the programs and strategies they already have implemented. Palian said more professors are involved with potential students in the recruitment process to make the experience more personalized, and events such as Transfer Tuesdays and Virtual Decision Day have made the application process easier. Virtual Decision Day guarantees applicants who participate an acceptance decision within an
hour. “The most important aspect of increasing applications is the strong collaborative effort across campus,” Palian said. “Professors are taking a more hands-on role.” Palian also said improvements to residence halls and the construction of an outdoor recreation sports complex make the living-learning environment more attractive. Cherilyn Murer, chairwoman for the NIU Board of Trustees, said the increase in applications shows the issues the university has faced in the past year have not caused the public’s faith in the university as a strong educational institution to waver. “Obviously, we’re delighted with this influx of interest in NIU,” Murer said. “I think this is reflective of the support and confidence that parents and students have in the quality of education being provided at NIU.”
DeKALB – You can meet Northern Illinois University’s next president today. University officials have not announced who the Board of Trustees is expected to hire as NIU’s 12th president at a special meeting. But all community members, faculty, staff and students are invited to a welcome ceremony immediately afterward. The new leader has been expected to start July 1; NIU President John Peters announced Oct. 12 that he will retire June 30. Peters, who was appointed president in June 2000, shepherded the university community through the John Peters aftermath of the 2008 campus shootings and into the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and the highest possible Carnegie ranking for research universities. More recently, the university has weathered an FBI search of its police station, misconduct allegations against high-ranking officials, and an improper scrap metal recycling operation involving university-owned materials. The business meeting will be at 1 p.m. today in Room 315 of Altgeld Hall, while the reception will be in the auditorium. The ceremony will be from 1:45 to 3:30 p.m.; the new president’s remarks begin at 2 p.m. Altgeld Hall is located near the intersection of Castle Drive and College Avenue.
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Lawyers negotiating possible plea deal in Curl murder trial By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – A plea agreement is being discussed for the DeKalb man accused of murder in the death of Northern Illinois University freshman Antinette “Toni” Keller, whose burned remains were found in a local park. With William “Billy” Curl’s trial date only a week away, lawyers are discussing a plea agreement for the 36-year-old man. If convicted of murdering the 18-year-old Plainfield
woman, he faces between 20 and 60 years in prison. Neither DeKalb County State’s Attorney Richard Schmack nor DeKalb County Public Defender Tom McCulloch would specify the terms of the potential agreeWilliam ment Monday night. “Billy” Curl Schmack refuted some Internet reports claiming a murder plea agreement of 32 years in prison had been reached. Schmack said
current discussions involved a stiffer sentence. Both Schmack and McCulloch confirmed that attorneys plan to meet in Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert’s chambers today to discuss it. These special pretrial conferences, referred to by lawyers as “402 conferences,” typically discuss trial management and potential plea agreements. They do not guarantee an agreement will be finalized, but do allow the attorneys to discuss the charges, the evidence involved and potential sentences.
A judge can privately indicate whether they will concur with the proposed agreement before any action is taken in open court. Curl is accused of murder, concealing a homicidal death, arson and criminal sexual assault in connection with Keller’s death. Keller, an art student, was last seen Oct. 14, 2010, when she told friends she was going for a walk in Prairie Park to work on an art project. Her burned remains was found in the park two days later. Curl was indicted in January 2011 and is scheduled to stand trial
April 11. Prosecutors talked with Keller’s father about the plea negotiations Monday, Schmack said. Keller family spokeswoman Mary Tarling, Keller’s cousin, said the family preferred to wait until an agreement had been finalized to comment. Curl’s sister, Moria Curl, was unaware of the potential deal Monday night but maintained her brother’s innocence. “He has been completely innocent throughout this whole case,” she said.
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8 DAILY PLANNER Today Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary: 7 a.m. at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb. Call Becky Beck Ryan, president, 815-758-3800. Kirkland Chamber of Commerce: 7:30 a.m. at Kirkland Family Restaurant, 507 W. Main St. Weekly Men’s Breakfast: 8 a.m. at Fox Valley Community Center, 1406 Suydam Road, Sandwich. Cost is $4 for food, conversation and bottomless cups of coffee or tea. Easy Does It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Weight Watchers: 9:30 a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. meetings at Weight Watchers Store, 2583 Sycamore Road (near Aldi), DeKalb. Open Closet: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at 300 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. Clothes and shoes for men, women and children. 815-758-1388. Safe Passage Sexual Assault adults’ support group: 815-7565228; www.safepassagedv.org. Hinckley Big Book Study AA(C): 6 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 801 N. Sycamore St. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Reiki Share for healing: 6 to 8:30 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St., DeKalb. Contact Joan Watson-Protano at 815-739-4329 or bjoanwatson@hotmail.com. Sycamore Kiwanis: 6 p.m. at Mitchel Lounge, 355 W. State St. 815-899-8740 or visit sycamorekiwanis.org. Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 6 to 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m. meeting at CrossWind Community Church in Genoa. 815-784-3612. Women’s “Rule No. 62 Group”: 6 p.m. at Federated Church, 612 W. State St., Sycamore. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Better Off Sober AA(C): 6:30 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Free Fit Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at International Montessori Academy, 1815 Mediterranean Drive, Sycamore. For information, call 815-901-4474 or 815-566-3580. Green Party: 6:30 p.m. at American National Bank, Sycamore and Bethany roads in DeKalb. Meetings are open to all. Call John at 815593-0105. Homework Help Nights: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Neighbors’ House, Fifth and Pine streets, DeKalb. Free help for DeKalb fourth- to 12th-graders. neighborshouse@tbc.net or 815787-0600. Alcoholics Anonymous Tuesday Night Fellowship Group(C): 7 p.m. at The Church of St. Mary, 244 Waterman St., Sycamore. 815739-1950. Bingo: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veterans Club, 311 S. Washington St. Must be 18 or older to play. www. genoavetshome.us. Contact Cindy at crmcorn65@yahoo.com or 815751-1509. Fellowship group AA(C): 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Memorial Hall, 322 Waterman St., Sycamore. 800452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub. com. Good Vibes Al-Anon group: 7 to 8 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third St., DeKalb. Wheelchair accessible entrance is on North Third Street. Parking available in lot located on northwest corner of Third and Pine streets. Call Mary Ann at 815-895-8119. Northern Illinois Walleye Club: 7 p.m. at Pizza Pros, 1205 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. For information, call Terry Parkhouse at 815-895-6864 or 815-901-6265. Sexaholics Anonymous: 7 p.m. at 512 Normal Road, DeKalb (behind church in brick building). 815-508-0280. Willard Aves Post 1010 American Legion: 7 to 8 p.m. at the Kingston Friendship Center, 120 S. Main St. Email Daniel W. Gallagher at genoadanny@aol.com. Prairie Echoes women’s chorus: 7:15 to 10 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road, DeKalb. 877-300-SING (7464); cathyinelburn@yahoo. com; www.PrairieEchoes.com. Prairie Dames HEA: 7:30 p.m. Part of the Homemakers Education Association. For meeting location, call Kay at 815-756-4085 or Ellen at 630-262-9093. Smoky Mirror AA(C): 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. 33930 N. State Road, Genoa. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com. Narcotics Anonymous: 8 p.m. at 1201 Twombly Road, DeKalb. www. rragsna.org; 815-964-5959. Program of Recovery AA(C): 8 p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club, 312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-4527990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.
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Bastian will be remembered in film DeKALB COUNTY LIFE Barry Schrader When we returned to our roots here in 2006, we met a couple from Hinckley who knew my parents and we had lunch. Wilbur Bastian and his wife, Jane, were very hospitable and took us to the Hinckley Café. It was then that Wilbur told me he was a milk tester in the 1930s and ’40s and visited my folks on the dairy farm south of Waterman known as KirkLand (named after the owners Harry and Beebe Kirk). He recalled staying at the farm overnight, how good my mother’s cooking was and how my father used to give me rides atop the milk cart when I was just a tyke. I found a photo in our family album that confirmed his recollection. So we had good times reminiscing about mutual acquaintances and life on the farm back then. We became fast friends. But when Wilbur died in March 2012, we lost a friend. Wilbur and Jane had moved to the Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center by then so I got to visit him during his final weeks. He was thrilled to have been chosen to be in a motion picture in 2011 being filmed in DeKalb County starring Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron. I promised him I would write about that when the movie was to be released. The movie will be released later this month with the title “At Any Price.” His wife, Jane, and other family have already seen it. The movie was
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Jane and Wilbur Bastian pose with movie star Dennis Quaid (in center) during the filming of “At Any Price” on the two Kevin Herrmann farms in the summer of 2011. previewed at a film festival in Toronto in September, and they went to the preview and were reunited with Quaid and Efron. Then in March, the movie was aired at a film festival in Austin, Texas, and Jane’s granddaughters, who attend the University of Texas, went there as well. Sorry to say that Wilbur’s speaking part was left on the cutting room floor, but he does appear twice in the movie, once on the Kevin Herrmann farm near Leland, and close to the conclusion, at a farm appreciation picnic on another Herrmann farm on Bastian Road near Hinckley. Jane is hopeful that director Ramin Bahrini will permit a special showing at a theater in DeKalb County. That is being pursued
with the film’s promoters at this time. People will be able to identify friends who are extras and various parts of the county in the movie, including the Sycamore Speedway near Maple Park, a Shabbona cemetery, a church, and some businesses in DeKalb. But no one will be more thrilled to see it than Jane and her family, and Wilbur will be remembered for a long time, both on film and from his 90 years of real life. I can’t wait to see it.
• Barry Schrader can be reached via email at barry815@sbcglobal.net or at P.O. Box 851, DeKalb, IL 60115. His column appears the first Tuesday of each month.
Obama image machine bypasses press By NANCY BENAC WASHINGTON – A photo of the Obamas hugging that was released on Election Day 2012 has become the world’s most popular tweet on Twitter. A dressed-up version of Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech, packed with charts and graphs, is huge on YouTube. A playful picture of the president cavorting with a 3-yearold in a Spiderman costume is a favorite online. It’s all courtesy of the Obama image machine, serving up a stream of words, images and videos that invariably cast the president as commanding, compassionate and on the ball. In this world, Obama’s family is always photogenic, first dog Bo is always well-behaved and the vegetables in the South Lawn kitchen garden always seem succulent. You’ll have to look elsewhere for bloopers, bobbles or contrary points of view. Capitalizing on the possibilities of the digital age, the Obama White House is generating its own content like no president before, and refining its media
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strategies in the second term in hopes of telling a more compelling story than in the first. At the same time, it is limiting press access in ways that past administrations wouldn’t have dared, and the president is answering to the public in more controlled settings than his predecessors. It’s raising new questions about what’s lost when the White House tries to make an end run around the media, functioning, in effect, as its own news agency. Mike McCurry, who served as press secretary to President Bill Clinton, sees an inclination by the Obama White House to “self-publish,” coupled with tactics “I never would have dreamed of in terms of restricting access” for independent news organizations. “What gets lost are those revealing moments when the president’s held accountable by the representatives of the public who are there in the form of the media,” says McCurry. Obama himself took note of complaints about limited access in his jokes last month at the Gridiron dinner, an annual event where political leaders, journalists and media executives poke fun at one another. “Some of you have said that I’m ig-
noring the Washington press corps, that we’re too controlling,” Obama said. “You know what, you were right. I was wrong and I want to apologize – in a video you can watch exclusively at whitehouse.gov.” Three days later, it was no laughing matter when the White House livestreamed on the Internet Obama’s meeting with his export council and allowed just one reporter in the room. Still, the White House rejects the notion that it is turning to new media it can control at the expense of the old, instead describing an all-of-the-above strategy. “From press conferences to interviews with national, regional and constituency press, to new social media platforms, we have worked to both expand the scope of communication and also deepen the level of engagement between the American people and the work of the White House,” says Jamie Smith, deputy press secretary. Statistics compiled by Martha Kumar, a political science professor at Towson University in Maryland who studies presidential communication, show how Obama’s strategy has differed from his predecessors’.
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Officials: March homicide rate down significantly in Chicago By DON BABWIN The Associated Press CHICAGO – Almost exactly a year after Chicago’s surging homicide rate caught the nation’s attention, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy rolled out statistics Monday that showed a dramatic drop in the number of killings. At the same time, they tried to allay safety concerns in the wake of a weekend fight involving more than a dozen young people on the Magnificent Mile. Emanuel and McCarthy – appearing together at a news conference and then in separate interviews with The Associated Press – suggested that an array of police initiatives have helped reduce the number of homicides from 120 for the first three
“I feel good about the direction we are going in. The fact that now we’ve got a six-month trend, that’s signiicant.” Garry McCarthy Police superintendent months of 2012 to 70 for the first three months of this year. “This is a good sign,” Emanuel said in a telephone interview, pointing to statistics that show this first quarter tied the same time period of 2009 for the fewest homicides in more than a half-century. “We are clearly having an impact on the homicides.” McCarthy agreed, saying statistics that show a 28 percent drop in
the number of homicides in the past six months is more encouraging. “I feel good about the direction we are going in,” he said. “The fact that now we’ve got a six-month trend, that’s significant.” It is also welcome news for a city that has been mired in gang violence and witness to a number of recent high-profile slayings, including a 15-year-honor student who was gunned down about a mile from President Barack Obama’s South Side home in January and a 6-monthold girl who was shot to death last month. Emanuel and McCarthy also fielded questions Monday about weekend troubles in downtown Chicago, when a group of young women attacked another woman on a train and several young people – in full view of shop-
pers and tourists – jostled passers-by and fought each other on the Magnificent Mile. More than two-dozen young people were arrested. Emanuel said police have increased their presence there, particularly at night and on the weekends, and that he did not believe what happened over the weekend would affect tourism. “We have a big [police] presence on Michigan Avenue and the moment something happened the police were on it and people got arrested,” the mayor told the AP. Emanuel also voiced his continued support for a police initiative, launched in February after the deadliest January in more than a decade, that has put hundreds of officers, working overtime, on the streets.
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State’s attorney drops 3rd NIU ‘coffee fund’ case By JEFF ENGELHARDT jengelhardt@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – DeKalb County State’s Attorney Richard Schmack has dropped charges against a third person who was charged in connection with the “coffee fund” investigation at Northern Illinois University. NIU Controller Keith Jackson, 56, had been charged with official misconduct and violation of the State Property Control Act in connection with alleged scrap metal recycling activities. Jackson, 56,
of Hinckley, was also charged with obstructing justice for allegedly putting the money from the coffee fund account into another account he controlled. Gary Johnson, attorney for Jackson, said his client moved the Keith money to a difJackson ferent account because he did not know who it belonged to and wanted it under university control. Johnson said Jackson noti-
fied officials before transferring the funds. “The state’s attorney realized [Jackson] did nothing wrong,” Johnson said. “He was just doing his job and doing the right thing.” Johnson and eight others were charged last year by Schmack’s predecessor, Clay Campbell, who lost to Schmack in the November election. Since taking office, Schmack has dropped three of the nine cases and supported a plea agreement in a fourth. The coffee fund was an off-
Police: Car crashes into sorority house in DeKalb By JILLIAN DUCHNOWSKI jduchnowski@shawmedia.com DeKALB – A 22-year-old driver with a learner’s permit mistook the gas pedal for the brake when she crashed through the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority house about 6:50 p.m. Sunday, police said. Saileela Puppala was driving west about a block from her home in the 900 block of Ridge Drive when she crashed into the house at 1019 Ridge Drive, DeKalb Police Cmdr. John Petragallo said. “When she hit the gas pedal, it caused her to leave the roadway and strike the house,” Petragallo said. Puppala was driving a Toyota Solara when it crashed through the front of the house and struck a back wall, coming to rest inside the building. Authorities found tire tracks across the inside flooring, indicating the wheels were turning and her foot was on the gas pedal after the car entered the house, Petragallo said. No one was injured, including Puppala and her passenger, who had a valid driver’s license, Petragallo said. None of the residents at the sorority were displaced, although fire officials spent a few hours checking the structure and helping board it up, DeKalb Fire Chief Eric Hicks said. Most of the residents were away celebrating Easter when
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A car sits in the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority house Sunday in DeKalb. According to police, a driver with a learner’s permit mistook the gas pedal for the brake when she crashed through the house. the crash happened, Hicks said. Puppala was ticketed for improper lane use, Petragallo said. Alpha Sigma Alpha soror-
ity representatives declined comment Monday morning.
• Daily Chronicle reporter Jeff Engelhardt contributed to this report.
shickman@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Brian Bemis Auto World is one step closer to adding a 1,700-square-foot showroom for imported vehicles to its location at 1875 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore. The Sycamore City Council voted to move a utility easement to the north of the property, allowing Bemis to continue with the expansion plans. The easement serves the city’s storm sewer and lies
along the current building’s location from east to west. Sycamore City Manager Brian Gregory said this particular easement situation was relatively standard. Gregory said the city’s Building and Engineering Department has contacted the other utility companies for permission to relocate the easement, and all but one have responded. Once all the utilities consent to the relocation, the city will follow through with the request. Sycamore Mayor Ken
Mundy said it’s always good to hear when a local business is expanding. “We always welcome that,” he said. Mundy also cited the planned additions to The Suter Company at 258 May St. and the construction of a new Casey’s General Store near Route 23 and Plank Road as positive developments for Sycamore. “We have a couple of those expansions going on,” he said. “There’s some good things happening.”
Ill. businesses push immigration reform By DAVID MERCER and SARA BURNETT The Associated Press CHICAGO – A new, wide-ranging group of Illinois-based businesses, politicians and others said Monday that they hope to recruit 300 CEOs and 1,000 small businesses in the state to push for “common sense” bipartisan immigration reform. The Illinois Business Immigration Coalition includes leaders from Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc. as well as Motorola Solutions Inc., the University of Illinois, trade groups and immigration-rights advocates. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel backs the coalition. The group’s push comes as Congress gets ready to hammer out the details of a potential immigration law overhaul. Business and labor leaders last week agreed on a broad outline. Caterpillar CEO Douglas Oberhelman spoke Monday
at a kickoff event in Chicago, and said the manufacturer has trouble filling both high- and lower-skill jobs and that immigration reform could help. The company, he said, regularly puts interns from abroad and who are working on degrees at U.S. universities in higher-skill positions. “They want to stay and make a real contribution to our company and our country,” he said. “But it’s not easy. The process is tedious. Some Caterpillar employees from China and India have been waiting more than eight years for a green card that would give them permanent residency. These are valued employees, and we lose them.” Emanuel said the group needs to be a large, statewide and bipartisan coalition, something strong enough for lawmakers in Washington who are facing what they may see as “a tough vote” to know they have support back home. “There’s a lot of forces that
don’t want to see this happen,” Emanuel said. “This is a huge opportunity for us and we should not let it get squandered because of politics.” The coalition also includes former Gov. Jim Edgar; representatives from DePaul University and the University of Chicago; trade organizations representing the state’s manufacturers, hotels, restaurants and hospitals; the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights; and others. The push for nationwide immigration reform gained momentum over the weekend when business and labor leaders agreed to a plan for a new visa program that would allow foreign workers into the country, eventually capping the figure at 200,000 a year. Other provisions expected in legislation that could be introduced next week are more visas for high-tech workers, new farmworker visas and a faster path to citizenship for immigrants already in the U.S.
his control. “He did not do that for the purpose of obstructing justice,” Schmack said of the financial transfer. Charges of theft and official misconduct against NIU employees Susan Zahm and Keenon Darlinger were dropped in March. Robert Albanese, former associate vice president of the Division of Finance and Facilities at NIU, pleaded guilty in March to violating the State Property Control Act and was sentenced to 18 months of court supervision
and fined $825. If he successfully completes court supervision, a conviction will not enter on his record and he can ask to have the case expunged. Five cases remain pending in connection with the coffee fund investigation. Four are related to the coffee fund itself. Unrelated to the fund, but as part of the same investigation, Joseph Alberti, 56, of DeKalb was charged with theft for allegedly taking unauthorized control of an NIU computer monitor.
8BRIEFS D-428 school board candidate forum tonight DeKALB – Candidates for DeKalb School District 428 board will appear at a forum tonight at Feed’em Soup Community Project, 122 S. First St., DeKalb. Five candidates are vying for three seats in the April 9 election. They are: Vickie A. Hernan-Faivre, Marilyn D. Parker, Victoria Newport, George “Joe” Mitchell and Mary Hess. Audience members are invited to submit questions for the candidates at the door, according to a news release. The doors open at 6 p.m. and the forum begins at 6:30 p.m.
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Sycamore car dealership to expand By STEPHANIE HICKMAN
the-books repository for proceeds from the sale of NIUowned scrap metal and other materials. The account accumulated at least $13,000 since 2005 and held $2,187 when it was closed in August. The money was used for office retirement parties and similar expenses, NIU officials have said. Schmack said that Jackson was not aware of the coffee fund account, and when he discovered it, he took control of the funds and deposited them into another university account properly under
DeKALB – You might see several people walking laps on the MLK Commons at Northern Illinois University carrying five gallons of water Thursday. Those people will be walking in shoes on flat terrain and carrying clean water, but it’s meant to replicate a chore many girls in Tanzania complete daily, according to a news release. Girls in the southeast African country walk along the road carrying yellow containers called jerrycans to a waterhole, which often has contaminated water. The event will raise money for Tanzania Development Support, a DeKalb-based nonprofit organization that provides service trips to
Tanzania. The next trip will be this summer, and participants will lay the foundation for a library that will serve both the primary and secondary schools in the village. For more information and applications,go to Tanzania Development Support’s website at tdsnfp.org.
D-428 kindergarten roundup this month DeKALB – Children planning to start kindergarten in DeKalb School District 428 this fall should register April 23 and 24. The kindergarten roundup will be from 3 to 7 p.m. both days at Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St., DeKalb, according to a news release. Registration packets are available at all District 428 schools and the Education Center, 901 S. Fourth St. They also are available online at www. dist428.org. The following documents also are required: The child’s certified birth certificate issued by the county of their birth, proof of residency, completed kindergarten questionnaire and other documents included in the registration packet. Incoming kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1. Registration allows the district to schedule classes and arrange transportation. For more information, call the district office at 815-754-2350.
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Cook County begins to charge $25 gun tax CHICAGO – Cook County is now charging a controversial $25 tax on every gun purchased in the county. The tax, which took effect Monday, is expected to raise about $600,000 this year. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle proposed the levy as part her $2.9 billion budget, saying it’d be a way to make up some of the costs of gun violence. But the extra tax, which only applies to guns bought outside the city of Chicago, isn’t without controversy. A group of Chicago-area gun shops and gun owners sued last month, saying the new tax violates the right to bear arms.
Rochelle looks to solar power for energy needs ROCHELLE – The utility company in Rochelle is looking to add solar power to its electricity sources. Rochelle owns the Rochelle Municipal Utility. But WNIJ radio in DeKalb reported that growth in manufacturing and other businesses has meant the city has had to buy extra electricity from elsewhere. Rochelle’s business and financial analyst Dan Westin said that can be expensive. Instead, Westin said solar power could be a small but significant part of the city’s energy supply.
– Wire reports
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Controlled burn held at Sycamore park By STEPHANIE HICKMAN
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shickman@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Sycamore residents may have noticed a significant amount of smoke Monday coming from the grounds of Old Mill Park. The smoke and flames were a result of a controlled burn implemented by the Sycamore Park District. About five acres of the park at 50 Mount Hunger Road in Sycamore were burned as part of a replenishment process for the land. Samantha Melton, an ecological consultant at ENCAP, Inc., the company at 1709 Afton Road in Sycamore that worked with the park district to conduct the burn, said burning the dead vegetation benefits the land by fostering new growth and seed germination. “Hopefully, it will bring back more native flowers and the area will be more enjoyable,” she said. Sycamore Assistant Fire Chief Art Zern said Monday’s weather was ideal for the burn, which is a common event around the area this time of year. “[Monday] was a nice, calm day, so it was a good
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A member of the fire crew keeps an eye on the controlled burn Monday conducted by the Sycamore Park District at Old Mill Park. choice for them [to burn],” he said. Zern said the Sycamore Fire Department inspected the site before issuing a burning permit, which is required within the city limits. To be approved, the proposed burning must be more than 50 feet away from buildings, power lines, trees or anything else that could be damaged in the process, he said. Safely burning land in a controlled setting is a science that Melton doesn’t take lightly. Before starting the head fire, Melton said they first
test the area’s conditions. “Typically, you’ll go into a downwind area and start a starter fire with a lighter to see how fast everything is burning,” she said. Whether or not to burn Monday also depended on several factors, with the wind’s speed and direction being the most important, she said. With houses located northeast of the site, Melton said the wind was blowing northwest, which was ideal for keeping embers from drifting toward the structures. Other favorable weather
conditions included warmer temperatures and sunny skies to keep the land dry. The humidity also was ideal, allowing the land could burn at just the right pace, she said. Zern said the fire from the burning is fairly manageable. “It doesn’t get out of control, but it does move pretty quickly,” he said. Melton said the strategy for keeping a fire under control is to create a black-line barrier with fire breaks – areas that are burned ahead of time where the fire will extinguish itself when it reaches them. But Melton said they still take all the necessary precautions. “[The fire is] designed to go out on its own, but we have people who are out there to make sure that it does,” she said.
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8STATE BRIEFS Quinn launches cyber security contest
championship competition.
CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn is launching a statewide competition to identify and train Illinois residents for jobs in cyber security. Quinn announced the Illinois Cyber Challenge on Monday. The competition is free and open to anyone, but the governor says it will specifically target veterans, many of whom already have training in the field. The challenge will involve three online tests, each with a pre-test tutorial. The top scorers in the online exams will be invited to a
Court upholds conviction of ex-police commander CHICAGO – A federal appellate court Monday upheld the 2010 conviction of a former Chicago police commander – whose name became synonymous in the city with out-of-control police – for lying about the torture of suspects. Jurors at Jon Burge’s trial “heard overwhelming evidence” he lied about officers shocking and suffocating detainees in the ’70s and ’80s to secure confessions, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.
– Wire reports
8POLICE REPORTS Note to readers: Information in Police Reports is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.
with criminal trespass to real property. Jarrell T. Haynes, 28, of the 7200 block of South Morgan Street in Chicago, was charged Sunday, March 31, with criminal trespass to real property. Aurelio B. Beltran Jr., 25, of the 100 block of Silveroaks Drive in Round Lake Beach, was charged Sunday, March 31, with possession of marijuana.
DeKalb city Rachel D. Craft, 30, transient, was charged Monday, April 1,
8OBITUARIES ROBERT ALLEN ANDERSON Born: June 6, 1928, in Sandwich, Ill. Died: March 30, 2013, in Rockford, Ill. ROCKFORD – Robert Allen Anderson, 84, of Somonauk, Ill. passed away March 30, 2013 at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. Bob was born June 6, 1928, in Sandwich, the son of Marvin and Edna (Klotz) Anderson. He grew up near Somonauk on the family farm where he lived his entire life and graduated from Somonauk High School in 1946. He married Beverly Denman at Plano United Methodist Church on Dec. 1, 1951. Bob enjoyed being a dairy and grain farmer with his brother, Reed, retiring from active farming in 2011. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in Okinawa from 1952 to 1954. For many years, he clerked for auctioneers in the area. He was a member of the Union Congregational Church in Somonauk where he served on the Board of Trustees and the Endowment Committee. Bob loved all sports and never gave up on the Cubs. He was part of the “Sweet Sixteen” Somonauk basketball team that went to state in 1945, played softball with the DeKalb Hybrids traveling team, bowled for many years and was inducted into the Somonauk High School Hall of Fame. Throughout their 61 years of marriage, Bob and Bev enjoyed traveling, playing bridge, dancing and eating out. A favorite yearly trip was to South Padre Island, Texas. Many of Bob’s friends called him by the nickname “Trigger.” He liked having his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren living near by. He is survived by his wife Beverly, of Somonauk; three daughters, Valerie (Gary) Chase, of Wheaton, Vanessa (Rick) McInturf, Linda (Carl) Wilson, both of Sandwich; one son, Brad Anderson, of Plano; seven grandchildren, Carlynn (Jim) Rowan, Amanda Anderson, Jenna Wilson, Emily Chase (Graham) Farnsworth, Travis Anderson, Rebecca Chase, Taylor Anderson; five great-grandchildren, Jimmy, Devin, Joey and Aiden Rowan, and Alicia Anderson; two brothers, Reed (Norma) Anderson and Ronald (Joan) Anderson, both of Somonauk. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, April 5, at the Union Congregational Church in Somonauk with Pastor Michelle Prentice Leslie officiating. Burial will follow in Oakridge Cemetery in Sandwich. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Turner-Eighner Funeral Home, 13160 West Route 34, Somonauk. Memorials may be directed to Union Congregational Church in Somonauk, or the charity of one’s choice. For more information or to
sign the online guest book, go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com or call 815-498-2363. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
DAVID BLITZBLAU Born: Nov. 20, 1952, in DeKalb, Ill. Died: March 18, 2013, in Raleigh, N.C. RALEIGH, N.C. – David Blitzblau, a DeKalb, Ill., native, passed away March 18, 2013, at his home in Raleigh, N.C., suffering from cancer. He was born Nov. 20, 1952, the son of Frank and Grace (Hay) Blitzblau, born at the Glidden Hospital. He attended all local schools, the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, received a sixyear scholarship as supervisor for Illinois highways, and received a Bachelor of Science in accounting at Northern Illinois University. On Oct. 27, 1978, he married Martha Balch. There were several businesses he owned in DeKalb. David bought and renovated the DeKalb Theater at 145 N. Third St. It became Box Office Brewery and Restaurant. The building later became a landmark. His father Frank preceded him in death in 1981, and a niece, Rebecca, preceded him in death in 1970. Survivors are his wife, Martha, of Raleigh; his mother Grace, of DeKalb; his brother William, nephews Matthew and Benjamin, and great niece Hailey, of Rockford; his children, Megan, Jennifer, Jaclyn, Margaret and spouses; grandchildren Evan, Elizabeth, Matthew, Adleigh and Ella; also uncles William and John Hay, cousins and many friends. All final arrangements took place in Raleigh. Memorials are going to the Cancer Center at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, One Kish Hospital Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
DORALEE VIVIAN CREWS Born: Aug. 22, 1925, in Zion, Ill. Died: March 30, 2013, in Sycamore, Ill. DeKALB – Doralee Vivian Crews, 87, of DeKalb, Ill., passed away at her residence at Lincolnshire Place in Sycamore on March 30, 2013. Doralee was born in Zion on Aug. 22, 1925, to Roy L. and Ethel M. (Kinsman) Cant. After graduating from Waukegan Township High School in 1943, she attended Northern Illinois State Teachers College, where she met and married Joseph B. Crews, of DeKalb. They were married in 1944 and remained longtime residents of DeKalb. In 1963, Doralee opened the Mode O’ Day women’s apparel store in Sycamore. After selling the store in 1969, she worked as a comptroller for the Wurlitzer Co. in DeKalb. She became a real estate broker in 1971 and was president of Homefinders Real Estate in Sycamore. She also worked at the Department of Motor Vehicles before ending her working career at Registration and Records for Northern Illinois University, retiring in 1987. Doralee served 12 years on the DeKalb Township Board of Trustees and was a member for 20 years with the League of Woman Voters. She was active in the Kishwaukee Hospital Auxiliary, Primetimers of DeKalb County Farm Bureau, the Premier “50” of First of America Bank and an investment club. She was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of DeKalb. She is survived by her husband of 68 years; son Rich (Barbara) Crews, of Maumelle, Ark.; daughter Connie (Sam) Weller, of Clarksville, Tenn.; daughter Cindy (Roger) Smith, of Newbury Park, Calif.; and son Jeff (Gloria) Crews of DeKalb. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Bryan, Jenny,
Steven, Matt, Lauren, Ryan, and Rachel; and seven great-grandchildren, Ethan and Isabelle, Libby, Ava, and Joseph, Emma and Lily; and three step-greatgrandchildren, Angelica, Brandon and Crystal. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Donald and Roy. The family would like to thank Lincolnshire Place for caring for Doralee these past eight months and Passages Hospice Care for being there when we needed you. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Ronan-MooreFinch Funeral Home with Pastor Brian Gilbert of First United Methodist Church of DeKalb officiating. Burial will be immediately after the service at Fairview Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. To send an online condolence please visit: www. ronanmoorefinch.com. Arrangements were entrusted to RonanMoore-Finch Funeral Home, 310 Oak St., DeKalb, 815-758-3841. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
DARREL LUVENE LYNCH Born: Feb. 6, 1921, in Dewey, Okla. Died: March 28, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill. DeKALB – Darrel Luvene Lynch, Ph.D., 92, of DeKalb, Ill., died Thursday, March 28, 2013, at home. Born Feb. 6, 1921, in Dewey, Okla., the son of Homer D. and Della (Elam) Lynch, Darrel married Dorothy Eileen Banner on Jan. 22, 1949, in Champaign. A veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II, Darrel received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri, his master’s from the University of Illinois, and his doctorate from the University of Delaware. He taught from 1962 to
1983 as professor of microbiology in the biology department at Northern Illinois University. Dr. Lynch retired from NIU after a distinguished academic career. A devoted teacher and dedicated researcher, he formed strong bonds with his graduate students, who appreciated his generous advice and quirky sense of humor. He was a former member of Cathedral of Praise, DeKalb. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; sons, Francis (Mary Jo) Lynch, of Evanston, Ill., and Alan Lynch, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughters, Alice Williams, of DeKalb, and Margaret (Lawrence) Kitanga, of Sycamore, Ill.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Jean, of Florida. He was preceded in death by his grandson, Matthew; two brothers, Wayne and Homer; and sister, Cleta Morehead. The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Cathedral of Praise, 1126 S. First St., DeKalb, with Pastor Eric Wyzard officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Darrel L. Lynch Memorial Fund, sent in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 S. Fourth St., DeKalb, IL 60115. For information, visit www. AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022. To sign the online guest book, visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
MARLYN MONTGOMERY KIRKLAND – Marlyn A. Montgomery, 86, of Kirkland, Ill., died Monday, April 1, 2013, at Northwoods Care Centre in Belvidere. Arrangements are pending with Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Ltd., Quiram Kirkland Chapel. For information, go to www.olsonfh.com or call 815-522-3563. Visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
RUTH H. SMOLITCH DeKALB – Ruth H. Smoltich, 99, of DeKalb, Ill., died Monday, April 1, 2013, in the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center in DeKalb. Arrangements are pending at Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home, 310 Oak St. DeKalb, 815-758-3841. Visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
RUTH EVELYN ROBERTS WIELERT SHABBONA – Ruth Evelyn Roberts Wielert, 82, of Shabbona, Ill., passed away at her home April 1, 2013. A complete obituary will follow in a later edition. Arrangements by Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory, www.NelsonFuneralHomes.com or 815-264-3362. Visit www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
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Sycamore boutique offers personal touch By DAVID THOMAS
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dthomas@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Michelle Gower likes the exclusivity and boutique-like atmosphere of her store, Shop In Style. Unlike many clothing stores, Shop In Style is open by appointment only. And with roughly 400 square feet of space available, Gower likened the store to being someone’s personal closet. “It’s kind of like our closet that we’re offering to you,” Gower said. “We like the small, boutique flair.”
Shop in Style Address: 308 W. State St., Sycamore Phone: 815-751-1918 Website: www.sisshopinstyle.com The store, which opened in October at 308 W. State St., is owned by two sets of sisters: Gower and Melissa Lovell, and Shelley Rhoades and Christy Cook. Gower described them as being like family through friendship. “Having two sets of sisters
involved, you have four styles, four different opinions,” Gower said. “So it brings a wide variety and a just unique flair that other places don’t offer.” To emphasize the sister connection, Gower pointed to the initials of the store, SIS, which is prominent in the store’s logo. Gower said she and her colleagues owned a traveling clothing boutique. Customers would call them and invite them to their home, in which Gower and her colleagues would “turn their house into a boutique.”
“Then the demand got a little overwhelming,” Gower said. “We had so much merchandise. ... And just through God’s timing, everything kind of fell into place.” The lack of defined store hours is a matter of practicality; all of the store owners work full-time elsewhere. Gower said she is an elementary school teacher in Glen Ellyn. At this point, she said she’s not sure if that will change. “I know in my heart that I still love teaching,” Gower said. “Everyone else loves their jobs, too. We love that this is kind of like a hobby.
It’s something that is fun. We do it when it works out for the community, when ladies want to come and shop.” Their goal is to have every woman feel good after walking out of the store, and as such, they have clothing and accessories for all shapes and ages, Gower said. She added that it is rare for downtown areas like Sycamore to have clothing boutiques. “It’s nice because we have so many great restaurants and local things, and they didn’t offer any type of clothing,” Gower said.
Genoa chamber rolls out website, logos Make the best of change – it’s here
The Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced a new website, but just in the past month has launched a new branch of the Genoa Area Chamber called Explore Genoa, whose mission is to “Promote and Educate the Community,” to Think Local, Shop Local First. With the new branch, the Genoa Chamber also has launched two new logos, including a new chamber logo. With the help of Mike Milinac of Genoa, the chamber has created a new look to further promote membership and enhance community. The chamber thanks Milinac for sharing his marketing talent and creating such wonderful new logo
designs for Explore Genoa, as well as the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce. Both designs capture the essence of the community as chamber members. The Explore Genoa logo supports the local community, by continuing to incorporate the COG design, and the new chamber logo includes acknowledgement of being a Tree City, USA, as well as the
beautiful Kishwaukee River. The new website was created by Morning Star Media and is hosted by Armor Technologies. For more information about the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce membership and community events, call 815-784-2212 or visit www.genoacc.com or email genoachamber@gmail.com.
8BRIEFS Valley West in Sandwich named to Top 100 list Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich, part of KishHealth System, was recently named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States by iVantage Health Analytics, a privately held healthcare business intelligence and technology company. As part of the selection process, iVantage measured 56 performance metrics based on publicly available data for the country’s 1,267 critical access hospitals. Valley West’s highest scores were in financial stability and quality. The hospital also scored well in patient perspectives and market size and growth. The study was conducted in collaboration with the National Rural Health Association to shed light on high performing critical access hospitals as policymakers look to make decisions on how critical access hospitals will be reimbursed in the future. Brad Copple, president of Valley West and Kishwaukee Community Hospitals, said pressure is mounting from public and private health insurance payers to cut reimbursement for critical access hospitals especially if they do not meet performance standards. “The study demonstrates that Valley West is a top performer
and underscores its important contribution to KishHealth System, which supports Valley West as it makes investments in facility improvements, new technology and training that continually improve quality and the patient experience,” Copple said in a news release. “Being recognized as one of the top 100 critical access hospitals in the country is a testament to the patient-centered care Valley West provides,” David Proulx, assistant vice president, Valley West Operations and KishHealth System Facilities, said according to the release. “It honors the skill and dedication of our physicians and staff as well as the guidance provided by our Board of Directors.”
Local therapists instruct thoracic spine course Ken Olson and Aaron Nevdal, physical therapists and partners with Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists, recently taught a course on Thoracic Spine Examination and Treatment for the Illinois Physical Therapy Association that was held in Rockford. This one-day seminar focused on instruction of manual therapy examination and treatment techniques to treat mid-back, neck, and shoulder pain conditions. Physical therapists throughout Illinois participated
in the course. Olson and Nevdal are both certified orthopaedic physical therapy specialists and also co-teach a course on examination and treatment of the spine as part of the Northern Illinois University Doctorate in Physical Therapy program. Olson’s book, “Manual Physical Therapy of the Spine,” is the required textbook for this course. Olson practices at the DeKalb Resource Parkway location and Nevdal practices at both the DeKalb and the Rochelle locations of Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists. For more information about Northern Rehab, visit www. NorthernRehabPT.com or call 815-758-8524.
A&P Grain recognized for sales and service Mathews Company has named A&P Grain Systems Inc. of Maple Park the 2012 Silver Sales Award and the Mark of Excellence Dealer Award. The awards were presented in January at the Mathews Company Annual Sales Conference & Awards Banquet held in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. “A&P Grain is a model dealer for Mathews Company – they work closely with their customers, listen carefully to their needs, and provide superior service and support all year long,” Mark Larson, Mathews
Company regional sales manager, said in a news release. “To Dave Altepeter and Melissa Brady, a father-daughter-owned business, it is more than just selling their customer a grain dryer. Many of their customers have been with them for years. “Dave, Melissa and their team are focused on helping customers obtain only the best quality products on the market, they follow that up with providing the expertise and personalized local service that is so important to their customers,” Larson said in the release. In addition to the Silver Sales Award, A&P Grain Systems also earned M-C’s newest dealer designation, The Mark of Excellence Award. Dealers earning this accreditation have met a stringent list of criteria that include attending M-C University for Technical Training, have indepth product knowledge, are focused on providing parts and service, and have committed to a high level of customer service and satisfaction promoting the M-C brand.
When people refer to the weather in the Midwest, one comment you’ll often here is if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes and it will change. Well, you won’t need to wait long for changes to happen in DeKalb. Over the past year there have been a number of changes that have taken place in some key positions throughout DeKalb. A new police chief (Gene Lowery), a new fire chief (Eric Hicks), a new high school principal (Tamra Ropeter), new editor of the Daily Chronicle (Eric Olson), and plenty of changes at Northern Illinois University including a new head football coach (Rod Carey) and a new athletic director coming with the departure of Jeff Compher. Still more changes are coming fast with a new mayor and city council members after the upcoming election next week, a new city manager with Mark Biernacki retiring and a new president of Northern Illinois University with John Peters retiring. Changes are not exclusive to positions but also to events with Corn Fest moving weekends and locations with a move to Labor Day weekend and heading back to downtown DeKalb. The police will move into a new headquarters when the police station is completed. Most people today have ideas about changes that would make DeKalb better and there is no better time to do that then now. Some fear change because not
CHAMBER VIEW Matt Duffy all change is good, but all change does provide an opportunity for something great to happen. No matter what your opinion on any of the changes mentioned or those not included, change is here and opportunity is knocking. Be sure that you take a positive look at any change that involves you and take the opportunity to make the change that moves you forward instead of one that has you looking back. One suggestion is to be part of the solution when it comes to change. Being part of the solution begins next week by getting out to vote April 9. No matter what your thoughts are or who you vote for, it’s important to cast your vote and let your voice be heard. To find out more about the candidates, check out the audio of the Candidates Night held last month at the chamber’s website at www.dekalb.org or visit the Daily Chronicle website (www.daily-chronicle.com) for more election coverage. Voting is where change begins and once the votes are counted (regardless of the outcome), everyone needs to be on board with the decision. Use your knowledge to make the change positive because change is upon us.
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Some D-432 candidates support referendum By DAVID THOMAS
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dthomas@shawmedia.com SOMONAUK – For many of the Somonauk School District 432 board candidates, passing a referendum that could generate $900,000 for the district is crucial. “It’s the most important issue there could be possibly be right now,” candidate Michael Short said. The referendum that would allow the school board to raise its education fund tax rate to 4 percent has been touted as a lifeline for the district. School board President Tom Nielsen, who is not up for re-election, said in February the district would cut three teachers and a host of extracurricular programs if the referendum fails. LaSalle County is not a taxcapped county, which means that to raise revenue, the district needs voter permission
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April 9 to raise tax rates. Even though it extends into DeKalb County, the majority of the district is in LaSalle. Voters also will choose among six candidates – Short, Corey Britt, Bradley Casner, Roger Duffield, Amy Wiegman and Matthew Wilson – who are vying for four spots on the board. Britt and Duffield are the only incumbents seeking re-election. For Wiegman, failure is not an option when it comes to the passing the referendum. “I don’t really want to
think what will happen if it fails,” Wiegman said. She first got involved with the school district in 2012 when her husband, Jay, led the pro-referendum committee. It was an eye-opening experience, she said. “We really became more and more aware of problems of communication between the schools, the businesses and the community,” Wiegman said. With her background as a social media manager at a publishing company, Wiegman said she would use her skills to open up more lines of communication among the three entities. Wiegman and Short have children in the first grade. If elected, Short said he would not micromanage the administrators or teachers. “I’m willing to listen and take input when it’s time to
make a decision,” Wiegman said. Wilson taught agriculture and general science in the district for 33 years, and he’s hoping to bring his appreciation for the education system to the board. “I know how to live through tough decisions and tough times, and I hope to make a difference,” Wilson said. Regardless of the outcome of the referendum, the board should begin planning for whatever direction it wants to take in the future, Duffield said. With a background in insurance and risk management, Duffield said he believed he excels at long-term planning. “We’re going to have to figure out what’s important for citizens,” Duffield said, “and it just can’t be in a time of crisis.”
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AMY WIEGMAN
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Independent n Age: 48 n Town: Somonauk n Career: Insurance and risk
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management n Children: Nick, 24, Taylor, 20, Amber, 18
Independent n Age: 35 n Town: Somonauk n Career: Social Media Manager, Annie’s Publishing n Children: Ellie Wiegman, Spencer Wiegman
MICHAEL SHORT
MATTHEW WILSON
n Affiliation:
Independent n Age: 32 n Town: Somonauk n Career: Geotechnical Engineer, Illinois Department of Transportation n Children: Madeline, 6, Patrick, 5, Andrew, 2, Natalie, 1
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Independent n Age: 55 n Town: Somonauk n Career: Turf Specialist /retired teacher, Young and Younger n Children: Christopher S. Wilson, 32, James M. Wilson, 28, Laura L. Carpenter, 27
Cartels send agents deep inside U.S. Suspicion in Texas By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press CHICAGO – Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States – an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their grip on the world’s most lucrative narcotics market and maximize profits. If left unchecked, authorities say, the cartels’ move into the American interior could render the syndicates harder than ever to dislodge and pave the way for them to expand into other criminal enterprises such as prostitution, kidnapping-and-extortion rackets and money laundering. Cartel activity in the U.S. is certainly not new. Starting in the 1990s, the ruthless syndicates became the nation’s No. 1 supplier of illegal drugs, using unaffiliated middlemen to smuggle cocaine, marijuana and heroin beyond the border or even to grow pot here. But a wide-ranging Associated Press review of federal court cases and government
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Art Bilek, executive vice president of the Chicago Crime Commission (left), announces that Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a drug kingpin in Mexico, has been named Chicago’s Public Enemy No. 1, during a news conference Feb. 14 in Chicago. drug-enforcement data, plus interviews with many top law enforcement officials, indicate the groups have begun deploying agents from their inner circles to the U.S. Cartel operatives are suspected of running drug-distribution networks in at least nine nonborder states, often in middle-class suburbs in the Midwest, South and Northeast. “It’s probably the most serious threat the United States
has faced from organized crime,” said Jack Riley, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Chicago office. The cartel threat looms so large that one of Mexico’s most notorious drug kingpins – a man who has never set foot in Chicago – was recently named the city’s Public Enemy No. 1, the same notorious label once assigned to Al Capone. The Chicago Crime Commission, a nongovernment
agency that tracks crime trends in the region, said it considers Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman even more menacing than Capone because Guzman leads the deadly Sinaloa cartel, which supplies most of the narcotics sold in Chicago and in many cities across the U.S. Border states from Texas to California have long grappled with a cartel presence. But cases involving cartel members have now emerged in the suburbs of Chicago and Atlanta, as well as Columbus, Ohio, Louisville, Ky., and rural North Carolina. Suspects have also surfaced in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Mexican drug cartels “are taking over our neighborhoods,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane warned a legislative committee in February. State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan disputed her claim, saying cartels are primarily drug suppliers, not the ones trafficking drugs on the ground. Others are skeptical about claims cartels are expanding their presence, saying law-enforcement agencies are prone to exaggerating threats to justify bigger budgets.
DA death shifts to white supremacists The ASSOCIATED PRESS
KAUFMAN, Texas – Two days after a Texas district attorney and his wife were found shot to death in their home, authorities have said little about their investigation or any potential suspects. But suspicion in the slayings shifted to a white supremacist gang with a long history of violence and retribution that was also the focus of a December law enforcement bulletin warning that its members might try to attack police or prosecutors. Four top leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas were indicted in October for crimes ranging from murder to drug trafficking. Two months later, authorities issued the bulletin warning that the gang might try to retaliate against law enforcement for the investigation that led to the arrests of 34 of its members on federal charges.
Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife were found dead Saturday in their East Texas home. The killings were especially jarring because they happened just a couple of months after one of the county’s assistant district attorneys, Mark Hasse, was killed in a parking lot near his courthouse office. McLelland was part of a multi-agency task force that took part in the investigation of the Aryan Brotherhood. The task force also included the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration as well as police departments in Houston and Fort Worth. Investigators have declined to say if the group is the focus of their efforts, but the state Department of Public Safety bulletin warned that the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas is “involved in issuing orders to inflict ‘mass casualties or death’ to law enforcement officials involved in the recent case.”
Decision comes a week after trustees met with finalists • NIU Continued from page A1 The decision comes about a week after NIU trustees met four finalists off campus in a closed meeting March 22. On March 23, small groups of faculty, staff, alumni and foundation board members, as well as community leaders, met with the final four. Those meetings also were closed, with participants signing confidentiality agreements. The finalists were selected from 10 people who met in closed session last week with the presidential search advisory committee at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont. The 28-member search committee spent about 90 minutes interviewing the 10 finalists, who were selected from 48 candidates.
Meet 2012-2013 Class Member
HEATHER FERGUSON Kishwaukee College Heather Ferguson is the Coordinator of Recruitment and Orientation at Kishwaukee College, a position she began in 2010. In her professional capacity, Heather assists new students and families with their transition to college through presentations, orientation programs, high school visits, tours, and other on- and off-campus events. Heather has assisted with the creation or update of several events including revamping summer orientation, developing the Collegeʼs Open House program, and adopting the organization of Kishwaukeeʼs annual College Night event. She is also passionate about developing student leaders and enjoys working with Kishwaukee College Student Ambassadors and the occasional NIU graduate intern. Heather received her bachelorʼs degree in English and Journalism from Northern Illinois University, where her position as an undergraduate Orientation Leader sparked her love for the field of higher education. After spending a year working in the publication industry after college, she returned to school to earn her masterʼs degree in College Student Personnel from Western Illinois University. At the graduate level, she completed internships in orientation, career services, recruitment, and the Womenʼs Center before settling on orientation as her favorite student services area. When she is not working, Heather enjoys traveling with her husband Jon; some of their recent excursions have included St. Louis, Green Bay, Memphis, and the Dominican Republic. Locally, she enjoys attending exercise classes at the YMCA, working on projects for her graphics class, and attending local festivals and events.
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Daily Chronicle • www.daily-chronicle.com • Page A7 • Tuesday, April 2, 2013
8 ANOTHER VIEW
8SKETCH VIEW
Don’t bully the anti-bullying
8LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Verbic will be responsive leader for DeKalb
Editor’s note
To the Editor: We are writing to encourage voters in the city of DeKalb to elect Mike Verbic as our next mayor. We have known Mike for many years and have always been impressed with his passion and interest in our community. His service on the school board has demonstrated his ability to lead a government body in a diverse city such as ours. Mike is always interested in hearing all sides of an issue in a respectful and courteous manner and has proven himself to be an effective leader and skillful communicator. There are many issues in our community that will be addressed in the near future and Mike Verbic has the experience and interest to lead the city council to the best course of action. At a time when finances are limited, Mike is very aware that the money the city spends belongs to the taxpayers of this community, and the city government is respon-
Letters pertaining to the April 9 election must be received by 9 a.m. April 5.
sible to those taxpayers to invest wisely. Mike has the expertise to move the city of DeKalb forward for future generations. Please join us in electing Mike Verbic as the next mayor of DeKalb on April 9, 2013. Michael and Robin Rothamer DeKalb
Hess will maximize DeKalb schools’ performance To the Editor: As a lifelong member of this community, I have never been compelled to write a letter to the editor until now. The candidacy of Mary Hess for the School District 428 board of education is the reason I am inspired to do so at this time. I have had the pleasure of working with Mary in different capac-
ities over the years, and I have observed a consistent competency that defines her quality. Her many years of advocacy for the youth of our area and participation in the services available to our youth will bring an expertise to our school district that is extremely valuable. Mary is an advocate for high standards and expectations for all components of education, from students to administrators. Significant budget challenges will have to be addressed in the next few years, and holding the administration to high standards and accountable for their execution, will be essential if the district is to maximize what it can deliver to our students and community. Mary has the ability and demeanor to make informed, objective and rational decisions when faced with the difficult issues that are a very real part of education in Illinois today. As a champion for youth in our area, Mary is working toward improving the environments our youth are exposed to. Collabora-
tion between organizations like the DeKalb County Youth Service Providers, which Mary chaired from 2010-12, and District 428, are essential to providing the best climate possible for our students in and out of school. Enhanced curriculum, paired with enhanced environments, lead to maximized student achievement. Mary has the knowledge and experience to bolster those collaborations, so that all involved are more efficient and effective. This has to occur for our school district to perform at the highest level possible. Mary and her family have been actively involved in this community since moving here 13 years ago. It is the right time for the District 428 communities to utilize the energy and talents that Mary has to offer. Please join me in supporting Mary Hess for the District 428 Board of Education in the upcoming election. Tracy Williams DeKalb
Freight rail pays; passenger trains flunk Forty years ago, American railroads were in trouble. The Penn Central, the largest railroad, had recently gone bankrupt. American freight rail was technologically obsolescent and hamstrung by union rules and government rate regulation. American passenger rail was unprofitable and unreliable. Freight rail was losing business to trucking firms. Passenger rail was losing out to cars on the new interstate highways and airplanes on long routes. The past 40 years have seen a laboratory experiment on how to revive railroads. Government has gotten out of freight rail, while passenger rail has become largely a public sector function. We’ve had a chance to see which works better and to understand why. It took a while for the government to get out of the freight rail business. In 1973, Congress created Conrail, which took over the lines of the Penn Central and other Northeast railroads. Despite rosy projections, Conrail racked up big losses, with the federal government picking up the tab. Fortunately, the idea of transportation deregulation – pushed by Ralph Nader as well as market-oriented think tanks – was picking up steam. In 1980, Congress passed and Jimmy Carter signed the Staggers Act, ending the rigid rate regulation by the 1887-vintage Interstate Commerce Commission. Conrail began making profits and was sold to private investors in 1987. The following quarter-century has seen a renaissance of American freight rail. As a March 27 Wall Street Journal story relates, rail companies have been investing in rail yards, refueling stations and new tracks. They are building new bridges, widening mountain tunnels and “turning their networks into double-lane steel freeways.” The Association of American Railroads says it
VIEWS Michael Barone will invest $14 billion this year, up from $6 billion in 2003. But doesn’t this mean higher costs? No, freight rail rates are less than half what they were in the early 1980s. That’s because freight rail faces aggressive competition from trucking, which was also deregulated in 1980. Each mode has its advantages. Freight rail is cheaper per mile over long hauls. Trucks can deliver goods to the door. Train-truck and rail-rail competition has squeezed out huge amounts of cost. That means cheaper goods and services for consumers. And a bottom line that prompted super-investor Warren Buffett to pay $44 billion to acquire BNSF (formerly Burlington Northern Santa Fe). Passenger rail is a different story. It was a big money-loser for railroad companies under the old regulatory regime, and they were happy to slough it off to the government-created Amtrak in 1971. Amtrak was supposed to be a profit-making enterprise but would receive government subsidies temporarily. It’s still getting them 42 years later. One reason is that Congress insists on passenger service in 46 of the 50 states The long lines are huge money-losers, but if Amtrak cuts off service to Havre, Mont., someone will complain – and get loads of publicity from the passenger-train lobby. Amtrak is also saddled with union restrictions and procurement rules that mean that it loses money when it charges captive customers $15 for a hamburger. Amtrak claims to make money on three lines in the Northeast, where population
densities and travel distances make passenger trains a natural. But, curiously, it counts maintenance as a capital expenditure, not an operating cost. Amtrak has been attracting Washington-to-New York passengers who used to take airplane shuttles. But it’s losing customers to private sector buses with much lower fares and better Wi-Fi. Barack Obama and 36-year Amtrak passenger Joe Biden want government to double down and build high-speed rail lines across the country. “Imagine boarding a train in the center of a city,” Obama said in April 2009. “Imagine whisking through towns at speeds over 100 miles an hour, walking only a few steps to public transportation and ending up just blocks from your destination.” The problem is most Americans live in suburbs, not central cities, and most destinations are not just blocks from public transportation. The Obama administration is pumping money into California’s lunatic high-speed rail project, whose estimated cost has jumped from $40 billion to $100 billion – for a line between the metropolises of Fresno and Bakersfield. That’s nutty. And so may be the private investors who are trying to build Houston-Dallas and Miami-Orlando high-speed lines. But they’re betting their own money, with strong incentives to meet competition and squeeze out cost. Just like the people who made freight rail work.
• Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.
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Some Republican lawmakers in Iowa resorted to bullying tactics when attempting to shut down an anti-bullying conference. That is as ironic as it is disappointing. Gov. Tom Vilsack started the Iowa Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth. The nonprofit group Iowa Safe Schools organizes the conference, the goal of which is to combat bullying of students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning. A group of conservative state lawmakers Thursday threatened to withhold funding for Des Moines Area Community College, which hosts the event. Sixteen legislators agreed to propose amendments to the state education budget blocking funding for DMACC, stating the event uses taxpayer dollars to encourage dangerous behaviors that distort Bible teachings. Last time we checked, bullying wasn’t something the Bible promoted. The conference, expected to draw about 700 students and educators, isn’t a how-to session on homosexuality, if that’s what the conservatives fear when they suggest it promotes “evil propaganda.” It’s a day devoted to looking for ways to keep all students safe from bullying – no matter what their sexual orientation. Surely, these lawmakers aren’t so far removed from high school to have forgotten what it is like. They should know that students who are considered “different” are frequent targets for bullies. And gay teens fall into that targeted group. Bullying actions are not always something teachers see, nor are they always equipped to deal with inappropriate behavior when they do observe it. Hence, the conference serves an important purpose. Last year, there was a report that Gov. Terry Branstad intended to remove the word “Governor’s” from the conference name. That turned out to be false. Instead, Branstad – a Republican, let’s remember – spoke up in support of the conference. “I believe in treating everybody with respect and dignity, and certainly we want to make sure that nobody is bullied,” Branstad said at the time. It’s hard to imagine even these 16 conservative lawmakers disagreeing with the governor’s statement. Yet, here they are, claiming the conference is an improper use of taxpayer money. The legislators have high hopes the Republican majority in the House will use its clout and pass the measure cutting DMACC’s funding. It would be a travesty if that happened. Institutions of higher education have long been havens for public discourse and the exchange of ideas. To suggest that a college should lose its funding by supporting an event designed to make students feel safe and empowered at school is a backward way of thinking. For eight years, this conference has enjoyed bipartisan support of its goal to make Iowa schools welcoming and safe. The conservative lawmakers’ threat to withhold funding from DMACC only underscores the reality that too many people still see bullying as an acceptable way to get what you want. Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa)
8 ANOTHER VIEW
Not everyone sharing in economy’s recovery The United States continues to work its way out of the Great Recession. Stock market averages are at or near their record highs of 2008. Housing and manufacturing are rebounding. People are spending money again, and President Barack Obama has declared that “an economic recovery has begun.” Despite the good news and optimistic pronouncements, however, thus far the upturn has been anemic at best. The U.S. economy is producing far below its capacity, and nowhere is this felt more keenly than in the ranks of the unemployed. Mortimer Zuckerman, editor in chief of U.S. News & World Report, points out that since World War II it has typically taken no more than two years to recover all jobs lost in a recession. Today, five years after employment’s previous high, we are still down 3.2 million jobs. At the current rate, he says, it will be seven years before the jobs lost in the Great Recession are restored. One reason for the tepid recovery and slowness of job recovery was the economic excesses that were built up during the 1990s. People and businesses borrowed and built as if the sky was the limit. When reality came, as it always does, the fall was very, very hard. Thus, recovery was a particular challenge. A more important reason, however, is that while the federal government was effective in preventing a catastrophic financial meltdown in 2008, it has been remarkably ineffective in creating policies that encourage economic recovery. Indeed, despite trillions of dollars spent on stimulus programs, many argue that government policies actually are hindering recovery, rather than helping it. Instead of streamlining regulations to promote business activity and job creation, the government has been creating new regulations at a record pace. Environmental permits, new safety regulations, new health rules and other federal requirements are causing bottlenecks for business expansion. They may be promoted as beneficial for the public, but they are resulting in fewer full time jobs and wage stagnation. The way to prosperity is private business expansion. The United States became the economic engine of the world because it followed this formula. It is time we focused on it again. The Grand Island (Neb.) Independent
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WEATHER
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7-DAY FORECAST
Get ready to break out the shades as high pressure will continue to dominate our weather today. However, with winds out of the northwest, high temperatures will remain well below normal for this time of year. A warming trend is on tap Wednesday through the weekend with highs in the 50s. A series of storm systems will bring clouds and a few showers Saturday.
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Winds: W 10-15 mph
Winds: E/NE 5-15 mph
Winds: S/SE 10-15 mph
Winds: N/NE 10-15 mph
Winds: E 5-15 mph
REGIONAL CITIES
REGIONAL WEATHER
DeKalb through 4 p.m. yesterday
Temperature High ............................................................. 37° Low .............................................................. 26° Normal high ............................................. 52° Normal low ............................................... 33° Record high .............................. 84° in 1986 Record low ................................ 16° in 1987
Precipitation 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ......... 0.00” Month to date ....................................... 0.00” Normal month to date ....................... 0.10” Year to date ............................................ 7.29” Normal year to date ............................ 5.39”
Sunrise today ................................ 6:36 a.m. Sunset tonight ............................. 7:21 p.m. Moonrise today ............................ 1:31 a.m. Moonset today .......................... 11:24 a.m. Sunrise tomorrow ........................ 6:34 a.m. Sunset tomorrow ........................ 7:23 p.m. Moonrise tomorrow ................... 2:22 a.m. Moonset tomorrow ................. 12:30 p.m.
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Kenosha 39/22 Lake Geneva 40/21
8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme.
AIR QUALITY TODAY
Rockford 42/22
Source: Environmental Protection Agency
Dixon 43/22
Joliet 43/23
La Salle 43/25 Streator 44/25
Source: National Allergy Bureau
Evanston 41/27 Chicago 44/25
Aurora 42/21
POLLEN INDEX
Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Waukegan 38/23
Arlington Heights 42/24
DeKalb 40/20
Main ofender ................................................... N.A.
0-50 Good, 51-100 Moderate, 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151-200 Unhealthy 201-300 Very Unhealthy, 301-500 Hazardous
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Janesville 42/23
Hammond 42/28 Gary 43/23 Kankakee 42/24
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On April 2, 1887, 11 inches of snow fell at Boston Commons. Another 4 inches accumulated on April 18 that same year, making it the largest April snowfall recorded in Boston.
Peoria 45/26
Watseka 43/24
Pontiac 45/26
NATIONAL WEATHER
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Today Lo W 21 s 25 s 22 s 23 s 26 s 22 s 23 s 24 s 23 s 27 s 24 s 24 s 22 s 24 s 24 s 27 s 24 s 20 s 22 s 26 s 23 s 23 s 23 s 22 s 22 s
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Today Lo W 24 s 50 r 32 sn 64 t 26 s 32 pc 61 s 54 pc
Tomorrow Hi Lo W 50 32 s 55 45 r 60 39 pc 74 52 r 48 32 s 53 34 pc 82 64 s 76 56 pc
City Louisville Miami Minneapolis New Orleans New York City Philadelphia Seattle Wash., DC
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Today Lo W 31 s 69 s 24 pc 63 t 32 pc 32 pc 45 pc 32 s
Tomorrow Hi Lo W 54 37 s 83 71 pc 50 36 s 70 63 r 46 33 s 46 31 s 65 44 pc 53 31 s
Legend: W-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow lurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
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Sports
Kelly Cardine could lead DeKalb girls soccer to a successful season. That and more in this week’s girls soccer insider. PAGE B8
Chris Sale’s start pushes White Sox to Opening Day win. PAGE B2
Blackhawks beat Nashville in shootout. PAGE B2
SECTION B Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Daily Chronicle
Sports editor Ross Jacobson • rjacobson@shawmedia.com
8MORNING KICKOFF
CUBS 3, PIRATES 1
Starting with a gem By JEFF ARNOLD jarnold@shawmedia.com
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AP All-America men’s hoops team announced Doug McDermott made Creighton history last season when he was selected as the school’s first player on the AP All-America team. Now he’s done it again. The 6-foot-8 junior forward, the second-leading scorer in Division I, was a repeat selection Monday, the 51st player to earn the honor in consecutive seasons. “It’s pretty crazy. I couldn’t expect to have as good a year as I did,” said McDermott, who averaged 23.1 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting 56.1 percent from the field and 49.7 percent from 3-point range. Trey Burke (above) of Michigan and Otto Porter Jr. of Georgetown tied as the leading vote-getters for first team, while Victor Oladipo of Indiana and Kelly Olynyk of Gonzaga were the other players selected. McDermott, who led the Bluejays to the Missouri Valley Conference championship with a title-game win over Wichita State, wasn’t shocked that he was the second repeat selection in as many years, following Jared Sullinger of Ohio State. But the honor was satisfying.
PITTSBURGH – For two days, Jeff Samardzija did his best to keep his emotions in check, fearing that if too much excitement carried over to Monday’s Opening Day start, there could be trouble. He spent Easter Sunday relaxing and sat in the Cubs’ clubhouse Monday morning AP photo with music blaring through Cubs startinger Jeff Samardzija pitches during the second inning earbuds as he reviewed video against Pittsburgh on Monday in Pittsburgh. Samardzija picked up the clips of his last start against the Pirates on an iPad as teamwin as the Cubs won, 3-1, in their first game of the season.
Brent Lillibridge error. Heck, even the weather didn’t faze Samardzija, who Next: At played high school baseball at Pirates, 6:05 Valparaiso High School before p.m., Wednes- transitioning over to football day, CSN, at Notre Dame. “I remember being in high mates sat next to him on a school and pitching in the leather couch leisurely flip- snow and stuff,” he said after the Cubs’ 3-1 win over the Piping through newspapers. If there was any concerns rates. “It wasn’t that bad. The over making his debut as the snow cleared up and the sun Cubs’ ace, they quickly disap- came out. It was a beautiful peared – even after a shaky first day to play baseball.” inning when he walked the first batter he faced and done in by a See GEM, page B2
Cubs 3 Pirates 1
NIU SPRING FOOTBALL SPOTLIGHT
Evolving into a marquee player
– Associated Press
8WHAT TO WATCH Baseball Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 2 p.m., MLB Regional coverage, St. Louis at Arizona, 8:30 p.m., MLB College softball Indiana State at Indiana, 5 p.m., BTN Men’s college basketball NIT, semifinal, BYU vs. Baylor, at New York, 6 p.m., ESPN2 NIT, semifinal, Maryland vs. Iowa, at New York, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Pro basketball Bulls at Washington, 6 p.m., CSN New York at Miami, 7 p.m., TNT Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m., TNT Pro hockey Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m., NBCSN Soccer UEFA Champions League, quarterfinals, Juventus at Bayern Munich, 1:30 p.m., FSN Women’s college basketball NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, Notre Dame vs. Duke, at Norfolk, Va., 6 p.m., ESPN NCAA Division I tournament, regional final, Tennessee vs. Louisville, at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m., ESPN
8KEEP UP ONLINE Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Want the latest from the area’s prep sports scene? Follow our coverage on Facebook by searching for DC Preps or on Twitter at twitter.com/dc_preps. Follow our NIU athletics coverage on Facebook by searching for Huskie Wire or on Twitter at twitter.com/HuskieWire.
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Northern Illinois cornerback Marckie Hayes participates in a tackling drill during practice Friday at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. Hayes is a 2010 Sycamore graduate.
Sycamore graduate moving up the depth charts, receiving more practice reps By STEVE NITZ snitz@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Last season was pretty special for Marckie Hayes. The Northern Illinois player and 2010 Sycamore High School graduate was a part of arguably the best season in NIU history, for starters. Hayes saw the field on special teams and got into the Huskies’ defensive rotation more as the season went on. Hayes came to NIU as a walk-on in 2010, but a few weeks into last season, he was awarded a full scholarship. Former coach Dave Doeren announced Hayes’ scholarship in a meeting, and after the words came out of Doeren’s mouth the rest of the room jumped up and cheered, according to Hayes.
More online For all your Northern Illinois University sports coverage – including stories, features, scores, photos, videos, blogs and much more – log on to HuskieWire.com. Also check out a video interview with Huskie offensive tackle Ken Bishop. “It’s been a dream come true, just being the local kid around here, always wanting to be a Division I scholarship player,” Hayes said. “Not only just that, but be a Division I scholarship Northern Illinois Huskie.” Hayes finished the 2012 season with 17 tackles. Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com
See MARQUEE, page B2
Hayes practices Friday at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.
BASEBALL: HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK 8, SERENA 7
Royals start off conference season with a come-from-behind win By BRIAN HOXSEY sports@daily-chronicle.com BIG ROCK – It’s always nice to get off to a good start when the conference baseball season rolls around. Hinckley-Big Rock and first-year coach Brad Unger did that on a chilly Monday afternoon. The Royals, behind a combined solid pitching effort from freshman Jacob Morsch and senior Luke Winkle, plus
clutch hitting from senior Mitch Ruh, earned a comefrom-behind 8-7 Little Ten Conference victory over Serena at Kenny Field. “We didn’t play a clean game by any means, but any kind of win is important,” said Unger. “We made a lot of mistakes and ran ourselves out of innings on the bases, but it’s early. Morsch got out of a few jams and made some good pitches when he needed to, then Winkle came in
and closed it down – that was huge.” Trailing 7-6 in the bottom of the sixth inning, H-BR pinchhitter Dylan Youhanaie drew a walk to start. Hunter Seierstad re-entered the game and stole second, but after two outs Ruh smacked a two-strike pitch to center field to plate Seierstad and tie the game. Winkle followed with a walk, then Ruh scored on a throwing error for what proved to be the game-
winning run. Ruh finished the game 3-for-4 with 2 RBI for H-BR (2-1, 1-0 LTC). “He is the backbone of our team and that showed again today,” Unger said of Ruh. “[In the fourth] he got down in the count, was patient and hit a laser beam to right, then again in the sixth with two-strikes to drive in the tying run.” Before Ruh’s at-bat, Serena coach Chad Baker made a mound visit to his relief pitch-
er Cal Mason. “I told him to keep the ball down to [Ruh] and he did the first two strikes, but he left the third one up just enough that he could get a hold of it,” Baker said. “It would have been nice to beat a team like H-BR because we know they’re tough. We just made a couple of mistakes in that inning.”
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SPORTS
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8UPCOMING PREPS SPORTS SCHEDULE TODAY Baseball Rockford Guilford at Sycamore, 4:30 p.m. Earlville at Hiawatha, 4:30 p.m. LaMoille at Indian Creek, 4:30 p.m. Hinckley-Big Rock at Serena, 4:30 p.m. Sandwich at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m. West Aurora at DeKalb, 4:30 p.m. Genoa-Kingston at Belvidere, 4:30 p.m. Softball Earlville at Hiawatha, 4:30 p.m. LaMoille at Indian Creek, 4:30 p.m. Sycamore at Rochelle, 4:30 p.m. Girls Soccer Hinckley-Big Rock at Plano, 4:30 p.m. Byron at Indian Creek, 4:30 p.m. DeKalb at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m. Genoa-Kingston at Marengo, 4:30 p.m. Boys Track DeKalb at Rochelle Title IX Meet, 4 p.m. Hinckley-Big Rock at Lisle quad, 4 p.m. Girls Track Hinckley-Big Rock at Lisle quad, 4 p.m. Genoa-Kingston hosts triangular (w/ Marengo, Richmond-Burton), 4:15 p.m. DeKalb at Rochelle Title IX Meet, 4 p.m. Kaneland at Burlington Central triangular (w/ Oregon), 4:30 p.m. Boys Tennis DeKalb at Dixon, 4:30 p.m.
8SPORTS SHORTS NIU baseball honored by Mid-American Conference Northern Illinois baseball garnered two more Mid-American Conference weekly awards as junior pitcher Eli Anderson was named the MAC West Pitcher of the Week while junior Alex Klonowski was honored as the Player of the Week. Anderson earned his third win of the season Saturday against Akron, pitching a complete game with six strikeouts in the Huskies’ 2-1 victory. Klonowski went 9 for 12 during the weekend with two RBIs, three runs and a stolen base. He also pitched five innings and struck out eight to earn his third win of the season, helping NIU to a weekend sweep of the Zips.
Report: Blackhawks acquire Handzus The Blackhawks have acquired veteran center Michael Handzus from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick, according to TSN. Handzus, 36, has notched two points (1 G, 1 A) in 28 games with the Sharks this season but has been a productive center since he entered the NHL in 1998. He has 461 points in 939 career games, which has included stints with St. Louis, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Jose. Handzus also appeared in eight games with the Hawks during the 2006-07 season. He registered eight points and six penalty minutes during that stretch.
Former Toledo hoops coach Nichols dies at 82 TOLEDO, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference record holder for men’s basketball coaching victories has died. Former Toledo coach Bob Nichols was 82. Toledo University’s athletic department said Nichols died Saturday. A cause of death was not released. Nichols led the Rockets to three NCAA Tournament appearances and won 376 games in 22 seasons at Toledo from 1965 through 1987. He also won five Mid-American Conference titles at Toledo, where he played basketball in the early 1950s. The basketball floor at the school’s arena is named in his honor. A funeral will be held Friday in Toledo. – Staff, wire reports
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BLACKHAWKS 3, NASHVILLE 2 (SO)
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ANALYSIS: WHITE SOX 1, ROYALS 0
Sale puts away Kansas City demons, picks up win CHICAGO – White Sox pitcher Chris Sale walked to his locker room stall before Monday’s game, trying to prepare for his start as if it was any other. But while he sat in his black leather chair anxiously waiting for the clock to strike 3:10 p.m., Sale’s knee bounced in anticipation and the nerves started to settle in. Sale took the mound on a cool, though sunny day at U.S. Cellular Field against the Kansas City Royals for the first of what should be many Opening Day starts. With a five-year, $32.5 million contract signed, the 24-year-old lefty, the Sox’s fifth-youngest Opening Day starter, pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings in a 1-0 win. Sale (1-0) became the first Sox pitcher to win his first Opening Day start since Mark Buehrle in 2002. “It was everything I thought
SOX INSIDER Meghan Montemmuro it would be and more,” Sale said. “I thought I did a real good job of kind of collecting myself and not getting too amped up too early or too late and it ended up being a pretty good day.” The Royals (0-1) haven’t been easy outs for Sale the past three seasons. Entering Monday’s game, Sale owned a 3-3 record and 3.12 ERA against Kansas City. However, a more mature and complete version was on the mound for the season opener. He scattered seven hits and struck out seven Royals while issuing only one walk. But more importantly, Sale pitched effectively using 104 pitches (72 strikes) over 7 2/3
innings. The Sox (1-0) provided Sale just enough offense, courtesy of catcher Tyler Flowers’ fifth inning home run off James Shields (0-1), and Addison Reed picked up his first save. “There’s a lot of hype around this [Opening Day start] and sometimes if you get too hyped up or get too many thoughts going in your mind, it can get derailed on you real quick,” Sale said. Sale’s change-up was as impressive as it has been since he joined the Sox in 2010. Averaging 10 mph slower than the fastballs Kansas City hitters faced, Sale kept the Royals off balance using a pitch that was rarely his first choice in key situations last season. Of the 21 change-ups he threw, 16 were strikes and the only one hit into play came against the last batter he faced, Alcides Escobar, in the eighth. The pitch complements his 94
mph fastball and one of the best sliders in the game. “I was trying to calm him down because I could see it starting to happen,” Flowers said of Sale. “He was getting quicker in between pitches, his windup gets quicker and then he starts leaving stuff over the plate. I was calming him down – he made good pitches, Escobar made a good piece of hitting on that ball.” Jake Peavy, who has taken to mentoring Sale, said his young teammate is “hands down” the No. 1 pitcher on the Sox’s staff, saying “We’re going to lean on Chris and we need him to have a big year if we’re going to be who we want to be.”
• Meghan Montemurro covers the White Sox for Shaw Media. Write to her at mmontemurro@shawmedia. com. Follow her on Twitter @ Sox_Insider.
Hayes finally healthy, second behind Evans • MARQUEE Continued from page B1 He came to NIU after being recruited by Jerry Kill, knowing he had the possibility of eventually earning a scholarship through hard work. Hayes is just one example of Huskies walk-ons who have gone to become scholarship players. Former NIU defensive end Sean Progar wasn’t on scholarship when he came to DeKalb. Neither was another Sycamore product, former tight end Jason Schepler. Junior outside
linebacker Michael Santacaterina was a walk-on coming out of Geneva High School, but received a scholarship in fall camp. One player Hayes took a lot of advice from was a fellow corner, Rashaan Melvin, who led the Mid-American Conference with 17 pass breakups last year and has a good shot at being selected in this month’s NFL Draft. Melvin was another player who was overlooked in high school, coming to NIU as a walk-on in 2008. In the spring of 2010, Melvin was awarded a scholarship.
Royals’ McQueen has three stolen bases in LTC opener • ROYALS Continued from page B1 Royals sophomore lead-off hitter Baily McQueen, who had three stolen bases, and a two-run single in the second as the hosts held a 4-0 lead. Serena (1-5, 0-1 LTC) pushed across six runs in the third and another in the fourth to make it 7-4 before the Royals scored twice in their half. Winkle picked up the win, striking out three of the five batters he faced. Morsch
gave up five earned runs, walked three and fanned five in five-and-a-third innings on the mound. The Royals had eight hits, drew six walks, and as a team stole 10 bases. “Offensively we found ways to get on base,” Unger said. “We want to be aggressive. We are going for extra bases until the opponent forces us to stop and the guys did a great job today in that regard. We were able to take advantage of their mistakes, get them on, get them over and get them in.”
Hayes said Melvin really took him under his wing, as their situations were similar. “The biggest thing he helped me with was just keeping my head in it. Just making sure I kept striving for it, that I wouldn’t get discouraged,” Hayes said. “Just because I’m not getting the same financial support as other people on the team, I can still be an impact, be a leader, and be just as valuable for the team.” This spring, Hayes is receiving more practice reps, and is listed second at one of NIU’s cornerback slots behind senior Sean Evans.
Third-year NIU defensive coordinator Jay Niemann said Hayes is finally healthy. He dealt with minor injuries in 2012 and missed some time during the spring as well. “He’s more healthy, that’s for sure. Last year it wasn’t like a lot of his injuries and things were out there, that people knew about, but he was nicked up and dinged up and I don’t think was ever healthy in the course of the season,” Niemann said. “Now I think he’s playing at 100 percent. ... You can see him drive on the routes better and a lot of those kinds of things.”
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Monday’s Results Detroit 108, Toronto 98 Atlanta 102, Cleveland 94 Houston 111, Orlando 103 Memphis 92, San Antonio 90 Minnesota 110, Boston 100 Milwaukee 131, Charlotte 102 Utah 112, Portland 102 Indiana at L.A. Clippers, (n) Today’s Games Bulls at Washington, 6 p.m. New York at Miami, 7 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 35 27 5 3 57 Detroit 36 18 13 5 41 St. Louis 34 18 14 2 38 Columbus 36 15 14 7 37 Nashville 36 14 14 8 36 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts Minnesota 35 21 12 2 44 Vancouver 35 19 10 6 44 Edmonton 34 14 13 7 35 Calgary 33 13 16 4 30 Colorado 35 12 19 4 28 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Anaheim 36 24 7 5 53 Los Angeles 35 20 12 3 43 San Jose 34 17 11 6 40 Dallas 35 16 16 3 35 Phoenix 35 14 15 6 34
GF GA 119 76 94 94 98 94 87 97 89 99 GF 98 92 87 93 86
GA 90 90 95 114 111
GF GA 111 90 103 88 85 84 94 107 94 101
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 36 28 8 0 56 123 84 New Jersey 36 15 12 9 39 89 100 N.Y. Rangers 35 17 15 3 37 82 86 N.Y. Islanders 36 17 16 3 37 103 113 Philadelphia 35 15 17 3 33 95 108 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 35 23 7 5 51 111 84 Boston 34 22 8 4 48 97 75 Ottawa 35 19 10 6 44 89 76 Toronto 36 20 12 4 44 112 100 Buffalo 36 13 17 6 32 94 113 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Winnipeg 37 18 17 2 38 91 110 Carolina 34 16 16 2 34 93 101 Washington 35 16 17 2 34 102 101 Tampa Bay 34 15 18 1 31 110 103 Florida 36 11 19 6 28 88 125 Two points for a win, one point for OT loss. Monday’s Results Blackhawks 3, Nashville 2, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Winnipeg 2 Montreal 4, Carolina 1 Detroit 3, Colorado 2 St. Louis 4, Minnesota 1 Anaheim 4, Dallas 0 Calgary at Edmonton, (n) Vancouver at San Jose, (n) Today’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m. Florida at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Colorado at Nashville, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE
PREP ROUNDUP
Indian Creek baseball defeats LaMoille, 15-1 sports@daily-chronicle.com
SOFTBALL Indian Creek wins opener: The
Indian Creek baseball defeated LaMoille, 15-1, in five innings Monday. Tim Sommerfeld was perfect at the plate, going 5 for 5 with three doubles. Jake Weiseler pitched four innings, allowing only two hits and striking out eight batters to get the win for the Timberwolves (1-1).
Timberwolves dominated LaMoille for a 17-2 win in six innings on the road in their season opener. Freshman Jordyn Bergstrand (1-0) struck out eight batters and allowed only one hit while Khloe Gordon was 4 for 5 at the plate with four runs scored and three stolen bases. Junior Kayla Kauffman was 3 for 3 with four RBIs and three runs scored and two stolen bases.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct x-Indiana 47 27 .635 x-Bulls 40 32 .556 Milwaukee 36 37 .493 Detroit 25 50 .333 Cleveland 22 51 .301 Atlantic Division W L Pct x-New York 46 26 .639 x-Brooklyn 42 31 .575 Boston 38 36 .514 Philadelphia 30 43 .411 Toronto 27 47 .365 Southeast Division W L Pct z-Miami 58 15 .795 x-Atlanta 42 33 .560 Washington 27 46 .370 Orlando 19 56 .253 Charlotte 17 57 .230 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct x-San Antonio 55 19 .743 x-Memphis 50 24 .676 Houston 41 33 .554 Dallas 36 37 .493 New Orleans 26 48 .351 Northwest Division W L Pct x-Oklahoma City 54 20 .730 x-Denver 50 24 .676 Utah 39 36 .520 Portland 33 41 .446 Minnesota 27 46 .370 Pacific Division W L Pct x-L.A. Clippers 49 25 .662 Golden State 42 32 .568 L.A. Lakers 38 36 .514 Sacramento 27 47 .365 Phoenix 23 51 .311 x-clinched playoff spot; z-clinched conference
Central Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 East Division W L Pct Boston 1 0 1.000 Baltimore 0 0 .000 Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 Toronto 0 0 .000 New York 0 1 .000 West Division W L Pct Houston 1 0 1.000 Los Angeles 1 0 1.000 Oakland 0 0 .000 Seattle 0 0 .000 Texas 0 1 .000 White Sox Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota
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Monday’s Results White Sox 1, Kansas City 0 Boston 8, N.Y. Yankees 2 Detroit 4, Minnesota 2 L.A. Angels 3, Cincinnati 1, 13 innings Seattle at Oakland, (n) Today’s Games Baltimore (Hammel 0-0) at Tampa Bay (Price 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 0-0) at Toronto (Dickey 0-0), 6:07 p.m. Texas (Darvish 0-0) at Houston (Harrell 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 0-0) at Oakland (Parker 0-0), 9:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Rizzo’s home run gives Samardzija plenty of run support • GEM Continued from page B1 After emerging from the first inning unscathed, Samardzija settled in, pitching what manager Dale Sveum considered the best he has thrown as a starter. The final numbers backed Sveum’s evaluation: 8 innings pitched, no runs, two hits, one walk and nine strikeouts. Certainly, Anthony Rizzo’s two-run home run provided Samardzija some room for error. But clearly Monday, he didn’t need it, especially from a couple of solid defensive
plays from second baseman Lillibridge and shortstop Starlin Castro. “I just had to trust my stuff,” he said. “I thought it was probably one of the best pitched games I’ve thrown. I didn’t have the best stuff that I’ve had, but I thought I worked both sides of the plate up and down and really attacked their hitters with our game plan. “It was just nice to have that confidence.” Samardzija was effective with a two-seam fastball and gained more control of his offspeed pitches as the day progressed. His best three innings
may have come during the third, fourth and fifth innings when Samardzija retired nine straight batters and struck out five. Samardzija finished the day with 110 pitches before handing the ball to the Cubs bullpen to finish the job. Sveum said he never considered sending Samardzija back in to attempt a complete game, saying he pitched “a heck of a game” and that there was no reason to send him back in after striking out two of the three Pittsburgh hitters he faced in the eighth. Samardzija, who pitched a complete game at PNC Park in his final start last year,
said closer Carlos Marmol’s ninth-inning struggles didn’t concern him, referring to the Cubs’ bullpen as “strong”, saying he’s got “tons of confidence” in the relievers. After Monday’s outing, the confidence level around Samardzija skyrocketed. After finishing 9-13 last season in his first year as a starter, Samardzija is ready to prove he’s ready to take the next step. Monday was a good start. “Samardzija pitched his butt off,” Rizzo said. “That’s just him being him. He’s a horse and whenever he pitches, that’s what we can expect from him.”
Central Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 East Division W L Pct Atlanta 1 0 1.000 New York 1 0 1.000 Washington 1 0 1.000 Miami 0 1 .000 Philadelphia 0 1 .000 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 1 0 1.000 Arizona 0 0 .000 Colorado 0 1 .000 San Diego 0 1 .000 San Francisco 0 1 .000 Cubs Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh
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Monday’s Results Cubs 3, Pittsburgh 1 Washington 2, Miami 0 N.Y. Mets 11, San Diego 2 Milwaukee 5, Colorado 4, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 4, San Francisco 0 L.A. Angels 3, Cincinnati 1, 13 innings Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 5 St. Louis at Arizona, (n) Today’s Games Colorado (De La Rosa 0-0) at Milwaukee (Estrada 0-0), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Garcia 0-0) at Arizona (Cahill 0-0), 8:40 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 0-0), 9:10 p.m.
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Challenge Update Deal for Martin to replace Hamlin blows up AP Auto Racing Writer JENNA FRYER (AP)
In this March 22, 2013, file photo, Denny Hamlin stands in the garage area after taking the pole position in his FedEx Express Toyota for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Auto Club 400 auto race in Fontana, Calif. NASCAR is not penalizing Tony Stewart for scuffling with Joey Logano on pit road at California, and viewed the crash between Logano and Denny Hamlin as a racing incident. AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A deal to loan Mark Martin to Joe Gibbs Racing as a replacement driver for injured Denny Hamlin fell apart Friday, when Michael Waltrip Racing said Martin will fulfill his commitment to its team. When the dust settled for both teams, Brian Vickers wound up as Hamlin’s replacement driver for at least four races. He was already scheduled to drive Martin’s car for MWR at Martinsville next week and will keep that commitment, with Martin driving Hamlin’s car. Then Martin will go back to MWR, and Vickers will drive Hamlin’s car until he’s medically cleared to return from a fractured vertebra in his lower back. The about-face came down from MWR roughly 24 hours after JGR said Martin will take over the No. 11 Toyota until Hamlin returns. He’s out at least five races. “We were a bit premature in determining Mark’s status past Martinsville,” J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing, said in a Friday night statement. MWR said Martin will return to his regular car after Martinsville and “resume his previously scheduled run of events with MWR” for the rest of the season. “I think it is great that a driver of Mark’s caliber is available to support our fellow Toyota team during this difficult time for them. We wish Denny a speedy recovery” said MWR founder and co-owner Michael Waltrip. “Mark is a big part of our organization and is committed to our sponsors, especially Aaron’s and Toyota. We have a lot of goals yet to reach this year and we are very focused on accomplishing them.” It’s believed a deal between the teams to swap Martin for Vickers in the Sprint Cup Series races had been completed, but JGR prematurely announced it before MWR sponsor Aaron’s had given its approval. No reason has been given why Aaron’s didn’t approve the swap. MWR has been eyeing Vickers as a potential replacement for Martin in the No. 55 Toyota, and Vickers is scheduled to run nine races for Martin this year. Because Vickers is seen as an option for that ride, MWR was in favor of loaning Martin to the Gibbs camp to get an extended look at Vickers in its equipment. Instead, JGR turned to a Plan B, which is Vickers, a day after Gibbs said the team wanted to use just one driver for consistency sake. Vickers had the commitment to MWR for the first race, and Elliott Sadler, the second driver in JGR’s Nationwide Series camp, already has commitments to drive the Cup races at Kansas and Talladega in a fourth car for JGR. “Obviously, having to find someone to fill in for Denny is not an ideal situation to have to be in, and when you start a process like this you obviously begin to look at the drivers that are not only available but also able to drive for your race team and manufacturer,” Gibbs said. “We’re real happy to have the opportunity to get Brian in our Cup cars and with him driving Nationwide for us we think we have some continuity there that is beneficial. “We really appreciate everyone at Michael Waltrip Racing and Toyota for working with us through this process. The good thing for us is that we have drivers the caliber of Mark and Brian to help fill in until Denny comes back.”
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Woman wants her luxuriant locks to stay Dear Abby: My hair falls nearly to my waist, and I go to great lengths to maintain it and keep it free of split ends. Many of my friends, both male and female, have grown out their hair over the years and donated it to cancer charities. While I think it’s a beautiful act of selflessness, I have never felt the calling to donate my hair. I have recently been criticized for wanting to keep my long hair for myself and have been called selfish and a hypocrite. Abby, cancer runs in my family. I donate money and volunteer for my local
DEAR ABBY Jeanne Phillips Relay for Life every year. When I explain this to my “attackers” – some of them good friends – they look the other way and say I’m “horrible” because I won’t cut my hair and give it to those in need. I cut my hair very short 10 years ago and regretted it. Now I’m feeling pressured to do it again. How do I get my message across to these
people without sounding defensive or snobby? – Rapunzel in Michigan Dear Rapunzel: I think I detect a twinge of jealousy in the “good friends” who imply you are being selfish or hypocritical for not donating your lovely locks. It would be neither defensive nor snobby to smile and reply: “We all must decide for ourselves how we will support the charities that are important to us. I have chosen to donate in other ways.” Dear Abby: I have been with my boyfriend, “Keoni,” for five years. We have a healthy
relationship. However, when we go out to the grocery store, the doctor’s office or the mall, women constantly question his ethnicity, which is Hawaiian. Then, without fail, they’ll proceed to tell him (and me) how handsome, beautiful or gorgeous he is. Keoni does nothing to make me feel less than pretty myself, but these frequent comments from strangers have started to make me feel insecure about my own appearance. How do I accept these compliments without resentment? – Keoni’s Girlfriend in Florida
Dear Girlfriend: What may be upsetting you is that these women ask your boyfriend inappropriate questions and appear to be coming on to him. Face it, your boyfriend is exotic. If you were in Hawaii, he wouldn’t be exotic – YOU might be. The next time this happens and someone raves about his good looks, remember that Keoni’s with you, not her. But if she’s pushy, “suggest” she move to Hawaii and get “lei-ed.” • Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
For some women, lumpectomy is effective Dear Dr. K: I was recently diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. My doctor wants me to consider a lumpectomy plus radiation. But wouldn’t a mastectomy be more effective? Dear Reader: In a lumpectomy, just the cancer and tissue immediately around it are removed, and radiation therapy is used to kill any nearby cancer cells that might not have been removed. In a mastectomy, the whole breast is removed. Since sometimes breast cancer cells (invisible to the eye of the surgeon) can spread into the surrounding breast, it’s plausible to think that a mastectomy might have a better cure rate than just a lumpectomy. However, recent results
ASK DR. K Anthony L. Komaroff from a large study add to evidence in support of a more conservative approach. That would be lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy. The study included more than 112,000 women treated for early-stage breast cancer (cancer that has not spread beyond the breast or the underarm lymph nodes). Fiftyfive percent of these women underwent lumpectomy and radiation, while 45 percent had mastectomy. Researchers followed the women for about nine years. The study found that
women who chose lumpectomy plus radiation were less likely to die of breast cancer or from any other cause than women who chose mastectomy. Still, we should take these results with a small grain of salt. This was not a randomized trial, the gold standard of medical research. Women were not randomly assigned to one treatment or the other. Instead, each woman and her doctor decided on the treatment. It’s possible that women who chose mastectomy were less healthy to begin with, or at higher risk for aggressive cancer. Perhaps that’s why women who chose lumpectomy plus radiation did better. Nevertheless, previously
published major randomized trials suggest that women like you will do equally well with either lumpectomy and radiation or simple mastectomy. Also, bear in mind that lumpectomy plus radiation therapy isn’t the best choice for all women with early-stage breast cancer. In general, mastectomy may be better for women with large tumors, or with more than one tumor in a breast. Mastectomy may also be better for women who were at higher risk for breast cancer, such as those who have close relatives with breast cancer or know they have a “breast cancer gene.” If your doctor has said a lumpectomy is a reasonable choice, I’m assuming
that the type of mastectomy being considered is a simple mastectomy: Just the breast would be removed, not tissues between your breast and armpit. Based on what you say, a larger operation would not usually be necessary. For a woman newly diagnosed with breast cancer, it pays to carefully think through your options. Talk with your doctor and trusted friends and family to find the treatment strategy that’s best for you. The good news is that there is now solid scientific evidence that many women with breast cancer do not require mastectomy.
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A modeling career may not be that glamorous Dr. Wallace: I’ve been told by my family and friends that I have the physical attributes to become a fashion model. This has caused me to believe that I could become rich and famous by wearing the latest fashions with everyone looking at me. I know that becoming a glamorous model would take a lot of hard work and then I’d have to be lucky enough to be “discovered.” I’m sure I can do the hard work, but how can I be “discovered”? I don’t live in New York City or Los Angeles. – Nameless, Kansas City, Mo. Nameless: The career you want may not be as glamorous as you think. In reality, modeling is a tough and demanding profession, and young women who aspire to be models should know the
’TWEEN 12 & 20 Robert Wallace facts about the business. “High times in front of the camera, followed by big nights out on the town are not really what modeling is all about,” says Seventeen Magazine writer Cathryn Jakobson. “It is hard on the body and the face – and much tougher on the ego.” The business can be especially rigorous in New York City, a destination for many would-be models who hope to be signed by an agency. However, top modeling agencies rarely find fresh modeling prospects waiting in their reception area. In most instances, new models
8ASTROGRAPH By BERNICE BEDE OSOL Newspaper Enterprise Association
TODAY – In coming months, you could be luckier than usual in bringing things to successful conclusions. Although you should be able to depend on Lady Luck’s help, you must also lend a hand. ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Be extremely careful that you don’t achieve your purposes at the expense of someone else. It would severely damage your image. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Usually you can do quite well in partnership situations, but this isn’t likely to be the case if your aims differ considerably from the other party. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – A potentially profitable endeavor that has been dormant for quite some time could become active, but you’ll need to redesign it in order to capitalize on it. CANCER (June 21-July 22) – Don’t get too closely involved with someone who has a dubious reputation. Take plenty of time to really find out what your potential partners are all about. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – If you’re giving a price quote for a job or service, be sure your estimated cost is as accurate as possible. If not, you might work very hard but earn little. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – When required to manage a serious situation for another, don’t treat it indifferently. If you make a mistake, everyone will pay. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – If you’re not on top of things, someone might seize the reins and make a decision in his or her best interests, not yours. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Guard against an inclination to hold on to an idea long after it has proven to be unproductive. It’s important to think on your feet and change your mindset to suit new circumstances. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Strive to be logical when making an assessment that would directly affect your financial position. It would likely prove to be disastrous to put all of your hopes on Lady Luck. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – In order to be a true leader, you must not be afraid to take charge of situations, even if you don’t have a lot personally invested in their outcome. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Several important objectives can be achieved today, provided you don’t trip over your own feet. Chances are it will be self-inflicted obstacles that will be your nemesis. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Be careful, because a well-intentioned friend might offer you some advice that, if you treat it as gospel, could prove to be costly. Listen to more than one source for counsel.
are found through the mail. Young women who want to be models should send agencies a head shot and body shot of themselves, along with their measurements, height, weight and hair and eye color. “Any agents worth their salt can tell all they need to know from a good, clear snapshot.” Jakobson notes. And if these agencies like what they see, they can bring the girl to New York for a closer look. One word of caution: If one of the well-respected agencies won’t sign you, then it is probably best to give up. Signing with an unknown agency is unwise and may even be dangerous. But even if a girl is signed by a major agency, that does not necessarily mean she will be flooded with work. Agencies send their models on interviews with clients
8SUDOKU
and editors on what is called “go-sees,” and many times these models are not chosen for a job. As one young model noted, “You have to remember that if you get rejected, you still exist. The world hasn’t ended.” Another common fallacy young women may have about modeling is the notion that their faces will be splattered across a magazine’s fashion pages, Jakobson says. In truth, the majority of models find work filling the pages of mail-order catalogs, and others do runway work or television commercials. No one would argue that the career of a model is lasting either. Agencies like to sign models who are as young as 15, and they are quick to decide that a girl is looking
BRIDGE Phillip Alder
old. By the time a young woman is 25, her life as a model probably will be finished. Most models do not even survive the first year in New York. While some girls view their short time in the Big Apple as a good experience then head back home, others may be overcome with disappointment at failing to make it. These young women should not be disheartened. As one young model pointed out, “All models have to find something else eventually.” Does this mean you should give up your dream to become a fashion model? Absolutely not! If you meet all the qualifications and have dedication, desire, diligence and drive – go for it!
• Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.
8CROSSWORD
If a loser, don’t ruff at first William Lyon Phelps was a popular columnist and public speaker who taught the first American university course on the modern novel. He said, “If at first you don’t succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.” At the bridge table, a loser usually gives a trick to the opponents. Sometimes, though, taking that trick can be costly. In today’s deal, what should be the result in four spades after West leads the club king? Note East’s balancing oneno-trump overcall. This shows only 11 to 15 points. With a normal strong no-trump, East doubles and rebids in no-trump. South’s three-heart rebid and North’s jump to four spades were aggressive but reasonable. North liked his three-card spade support, a ruffing value in South’s second suit and an ace. South wins the first trick with dummy’s ace, plays a heart to his queen, cashes the heart ace, and leads another heart. Should West ruff with his spade 10 or pitch a minorsuit card? In general, if declarer is about to ruff a loser, the defender should discard. Here, if West ruffs, the contract can be made. South trumps the (say) club continuation, ruffs a heart on the board (bringing down East’s king), and plays a spade to his nine. He continues with a high trump and loses only two spades and one diamond. If West correctly discards at trick four, the play gets interesting. South ruffs, trumps a club in his hand and leads another heart. Now West must ruff! He then leads a minor, and South cannot avoid losing another two spades and one diamond to East.
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SLED - Little Tikes Baby Infant Child Red Sled With Back Support and Carrying/Pulling Rope, Like New, $20. 815-739-1953, DeKalb. STROLLER - Big Bird Baby Child Stroller With Adjustable Canopy Sun Shade With Seat Belt & Underneath Storage, Fully Collapsable, $25, 815-739-1953, DeKalb.
Seasonal Drivers Needed
CDL with tanker and/or hazmat required. Class A preferred. Daytime, local farm deliveries. Farming background preferred. Positions available April-July, with the possibility for lots of overtime. Apply at any of the
Hintzsche Fertilizer Locations4440 State Route 72, Kirkland or 1318 Steward Rd., Steward or at our headquarters in Troxel, IL.
Administrative Assistant Excellent customer service, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task. Proficient with Microsoft Office, Quickbooks. Event planning a plus. 20-25 hours / week. Send Resume to: Walcamp Outdoor Ministries 32653 Five Points Rd Kingston, IL 60145
BOOKKEEPER – PT 10 hrs. per week. Flexible schedule. Please mail resume to:
First Baptist Church Attn: Finance Chair 349 S. 3rd Street DeKalb, IL. 60115
Home Caregiver Available Professional, Dependable, Experienced w/ref's. 815-230-9639
Paint Brushes. NEW! $2/ea. 3 for $5. 630-365-5888 SHOWER DOORS (USED) from 44 inch wide shower stall. Chrome trim, opaque glass, good condition. Complete with track and screws. Doors are approx. 65” tall including track. Each door approx. 22.5” wide. $25 obo. 815-895-7486.
Precious Moments Dated 1987 Club Figurine, "Love Is The Best Gift Of All", Great Condition, No box, $8, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953. Precious Moments Wedding Figurine "The Lord Bless & Keep You" E-3114. Great Condition, No Box, $8, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.
TV - 27 inch Sanyo Television $25 815-217-4867 TV - 42” Dynex High Definition Compatible Television - $200. 815-217-4867
NEW 650-16 F-2 TIRES & TUBES Brand New 650-16 F-2 Farm tires and tubes $210 for the pair. All brand new. www.gearworkstire.com 815-895-0244 TIRES W/TUBES CUB 8.3-24 R-! New 8 ply R-1 tires and tubes $385 pr. New! All other sizes of farm tires available! Call for pricing. Gearworkstire.com 815-895-0244
BOOKCASE ~ HANDCRAFTED
Large, oak with a sewing center. MUST SEE! $395. 630-406-6783 COUCH - Full sized couch. $40 815-756-4072
Curio Cabiner Corner Curio
lighted w/3 glass front 30”Wx72”H 3 shelves & storage on the bottom, oak finish $200 815-758-8529
Entertainment Center
Kane County Fairgrounds
Oak, good condition! $45.00. 815-895-6777 OFFICE DESK CHAIR on Wheels With Arm Rests, Dark Green & Grey In Color, $15, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953
APRIL 3 & 4 WED. & THURS. 8-4
7 ft w/5 ft Lazy Susan, $100/obo. 815-784-9377 - Aft 7pm
Food Available Admission $5.00
WOOD STAND (Not Particle Board) With One Shelf Across Top And One Across Bottom, great for any room, $12, DeKalb Area. 815-739-1953.
Sale Booths Available 630-881-4176
SYCAMORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SPRING THRIFT SALE RT 64 and JOHNSON AVENUE (1st street east of Peace Rd)
TABLE ~ ROUND
Horses Wanted: Will provide home for unwanted/unused horses & ponies 815-757-3715
Pedestal: White Whirlpool 15.5" Duet Pedestal for either Washer or Dryer. Paid $250. Asking $100. Call 815-899-3330.
Friday & Saturday April 5 & April 6 Friday, April 5, 9am – 6pm with Bake Sale $5 BAG DAY Saturday, April 6 9am – noon Men, Women & Children Clothes, Shoes, Jewelry, Books, Puzzles, CD's, Toys, Antiques, Linens, Household items, Decorations, Miscellaneous.
Boots: Western, men's size 9, brown, excellent condition, Made in the USA $100 815-895-5732
FRIGIDAIRE AFFINITY ELECTRIC 5.8 cu.ft dryer, great shape, $260. 815-793-3808
RANGE ~ GAS Kenmore, white, 30”, very good condition! $175. 815-517-1460
2004 Pontiac Grand Am Nice, clean, 4 door, 6 cylinder, 62K miles, new brakes, tires, A/C, aluminum wheels. $6795. 815-758-8517 2007 Nissan Sentra 60174 $9500 815-757-0336
2009 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS FWD, 3.0L V6 engine, Sportstronic 6 speed auto trans. Pearl white with black cloth interior with leather accents. Bluetooth handsfree, 3 rd row seats, 6 disc CD/MP3, 29K miles.
$16,499.00
BEDROOM SET: 7 Drawer dresser with mirror, 4 drawer chest and, 1 drawer nightstand Harmony House Collection. Limed oak finish. Solid and Sturdy gd cond. $300/OBO 815-751-1568 Leave message
JUKE BOXES SLOT MACHINES ADVERTISING PRIMATIVES
Wanted to Buy: Round Bales or large Bales of Hay. Call: 815-748-3782
STROLLER - Graco Duo Glider Double Baby Child Stroller Complete With Adjustable Canopy Sun Shades, Trays, Foot Rests & Seat Belts, Large Underneath Storage Area, Neutral Colors Navy Blue With Hints of Yellow & White, Fully Collapsable, Like New, $100. 815-739-1953, DeKalb.
Bed frame: Solid oak 4 poster queen. Excellent condition. 200.00 or best offer. 815-751-1568 Leave message
SALE
Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Kick & Crawl Gym For Ages Birth On Up, New, $15. 815-895-5373. Sycamore.
847-525-2519
(Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 19, 26 & April 2, 2013.)
DeKalb. Prime Rt 38 Location! 3 bay bldg w/office. $262,500. Adolph Miller RE. 815-756-7845
Will BUY UR USED
MIRROR - Jewel Case Lighted 3Drawer Mirror With 1X and 5X Magnification Mirror, New, $15. Great for an anytime gift! 815-895-5373. Sycamore
Cherished Teddies: 4” Round Wall Plaques, set of 3, “Faith, Hope, Charity” in boxes $12 815-895-5732 Merry Go Round: Easter Bunny 11”Hx6”W, new no box, plays “In Your Easter Bonnet” $20 815-895-5732 PARTY SUPPLIES - Huge Lot, Car, Speed Racer incl Invites, Thank yous, Decorations, Party Favors, Confetti, Gift Bags, Tablecloths, Birthday Ribbon + a whole Lot More $20, DeKalb. 815-739-1953.
SUPER BOWL SHUFFLE Album in sleeve. Great condition. $25 each. 2 available. 847-515-8012 Huntley area VINTAGE CLAWFOOT BATHTUB FOR SALE. Reconditioned, in very good condition. Asking price $395.00. Phone 815-895-5477, leave a message. VINTAGE CLAWFOOT BATHTUB. Has been reconditioned. In very good condition. Asking price $395.00. Call 815-895-5477, leave message. Daily Chronicle Classified It works.
BUNNY RABBIT COSTUME - Crayola Hallmark Bunny Rabbit Easter Professional Costume Just In Time For Easter/Spring. Complete Including Head & Hat, Body, Bandana Scarf, Adjustable Overalls, Feet & Original Packaging Items. Fits Person Up To 7' Tall. Great Shape, $200, DeKalb. 815-739-1953
Yardman Powerlite 22” Snowblower starts 1st/2nd pull, runs & like new $320/OBO 815-757-8007
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Softball 1 Baseman's Glove. U12 & under. Excellent cond. $15. 630-365-5888
Two Apts. And Antique Store with inventory, Genoa, IL $135,000 847-836-1164
Rochelle 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath A MUST SEE! 700 Sq. Ft. Eat in kitchen incl deck. $450/mo + utilities. Bill @ 815-501-0913
ROCHELLE LARGE 2BR DUPLEX Clean and quiet. Basement, laundry, 1 car garage, no pets. $550/mo + sec. 847-809-6828
Rochelle ~ Spacious 2BR TH New carpet, fresh paint, W/D hook-up. $595/mo,1 year lease. 815-751-4440
SYCAMORE LARGE TOWNHOME Must-see 4BR/2BA townhome. End unit faces pool & park in Woodgate neighborhood. $1350. Remodeled interior with a lot of space & attached garage. 815-761-6535 (Casey).
Sycamore Nice Townhome N. Grove Crossing - Plank Rd. 2BR, loft, 2.5BA, A/C, full bsmt, 2 car, W/D, $1300. 630-416-0076
The Knolls Hot new deluxe townhomes. 2 & 3 Bedrooms. Garage, C/A, Basement. Pets?
Starting at $645
815-757-1907 CORTLAND ~ 2BR DUPLEX Bsmt, appl, W/D hook-up, garage. No pets/smkg, $800/mo + lease, deposit & ref. 815-758-6439
DeKalb ~ 206 Gurler St.
Stone Prairie 2BR, 2BA APT. Washer & dryer, central air, fireplace, exercise center. Cat friendly. Private fishing. $765/mo.
Newer large 2BR, 1.5BA, appl, c/a. Basement, W/D, patio, 1 car gar. $900 + util, 1st, last sec, no pets. 1 year lease. 815-758-8335 Sycamore – 2 Bed, Full Bsmnt, C/A, appliances & W/D. $845 / mo. + sec. No pets. No smoking. 815-895-6747 or 815-739-8291
Sycamore/Electric Park 2BR All appliances, W/D, C/A, partial fin basement, $750/mo + utilities. No pets/smkg. 815-751-5448
815-758-1100 or 815-895-8600
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I BUY CARS, TRUCKS, VANS & SUVs 1990 & Newer Will beat anyone's price by $300. Will pay extra for Honda, Toyota & Nissan
815-814-1964 or
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We Pay The Best! For Junk Cars, Trucks and Vans No Title, No Problem. Same Day Pick-Up. 630-817-3577
$650 1BDR + Study/BDR DEKALB 1 BEDROOM Available Immediatley! Close to NIU, Free heat & water, quiet lifestyle. Varsity Square Apts. 815-756-9554 www.glencoproperties.com
Sycamore E. State St. AVAILABLE NOW!
Newly remodeled 2 Bedroom CALL FOR DETAILS 815-245-6098 ~ 815-923-2521 Sycamore Large Quiet Upper 1BR + study/nursery. Near downtown. $785/mo incl heat, water and garage. 815-739-6061
Sycamore Quiet 1 Bedroom
CLEAN! $550/mo, stove, refrig, water. No pets, no smoking. 815-895-4756 or 815-562-3459 DeKalb 1BR $540, 2BR $640
Hillcrest Place Apts.
220 E. Hillcrest. 815-758-0600
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Sycamore. Large 2BR. Garage, Private Patio, new carpet, laundry. Clean & quiet. No pets. $750/mo. J&A RE. 815-970-0679
DeKalb 1BR Garden Apt. Quiet 4-flat, laundry facilities, near park, no pets/smoking. $575/mo + elec. 815-827-3271
DEKALB ~ 227 N. 1st
DEKALB ADULT, QUIET, REFINED Building. 2 Bedroom Apt with homey environment. Car port. For mature living. Excellent Location! No pets/smoking. Agent Owned. 815-758-6712
DeKalb Exc for Grad Students 2 bedroom in quiet building. W/D, parking, $725/mo. 815-895-5047
DeKalb Quiet 1 & 2BR
Lease, deposit, ref. No pets.
815-739-5589 ~ 815-758-6439
DEKALB ~ 3BR, 2BA
4500 SQ FT. FAMILY HOME Kirkland: 6 bedroom, 3.5 bath. Perfect for large family. Close to NIU, Dekalb, Sycamore, Rockford. Minutes to I-90, I-39, Rte 72. Wood floors, new carpet and beautifully decorated throughout. Master bedroom with vaulted ceiling, fireplace, walk-in closet, large soaker tub. 2nd Floor library/rec room with 3 BR and 1 Full bath. Central Vac and Speakers throughout. Finished basement with TV Room, Office, rec room, 2 BR and 1 full bath. Walk-out basement patio with, 30x15 wood deck off dining area. Huge kitchen with double oven, mega cabinet space and skylights. Backyard storage building. Cedar fenced yard. $1850/mo + Util. Pets negotiable. Avail 5/1. Call: 847-6839559
DEKALB 3BR, 1.5BA W/D, C/A, $1000/mo + security. Pets OK, available June 1st. 630-309-7602
DEKALB 3BR, FR, DR, DEN Updated kitchen, W/D hook-up. Basement, garage, no pets/smoke. $895. 815-762-4730
DeKalb – 1148 ½ Market St. 2 BD upper apt. 1st/sec dep. $600 month 815-756-6201
Large 2BR, carport, a/c, laundry. Clean, quiet and secure. $750/mo. J&A RE. 815-970-0679
1988 Polaris Indy Snowmobile $500 obo 708-650-4132
Sycamore 2 Bedroom Home
A/C, Garage, W/D, Hwd Floors. No Pets. 324 W. Roosevelt/DeKalb 331-575-2822
650 sf, updated kitchen, incl W/D. Utilities paid by tenant, $725/mo. 630-443-9072
2 Bed Lower Apt. in DeKalb. Appliances, Washer & Dryer, 2 car Garage. $650 mo + uttiilies &deposit. 1 yr lease. No pets 815-825-2374 BIG APARTMENTS, LESS MONEY! Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb! Studios, 1 BR & 2BR Starting at $395 Recently updated! Affordable heat. Walk to shops! (815) 562-6425 www.whiteoakapartments.net Now accepting Visa, M/C, Discover Rochelle: 15 minutes from DeKalb Studio SPECIALS Starting at $395 ONE MONTH FREE WITH AD Recently updated! Affordable heat. Walk to shops! (815) 562-6425 www.whiteoakapartments.net
DEKALB - 3 bdrm, 3 bath 1700 sqft-MB has WP tub. W/D on main floor, AC, full UF basement. 2 car garage. Very nice.1 blk from golf course & close to I-88. $1100/mo 1st/last/sec. 815-758-1498
DeKalb Golf Course Community 3BR TH, 2.5BA, gar, front porch. All appliances, very nice, no pets. $1250/mo. 815-761-8639 www.dekalb-rental.com Summit Enclave 2BR Condo Includes all appl, 2 car garage. No pets/smkg, $975/mo + sec. Available May 1st. 815-501-1378
Daily Chronicle Classified 877-264-2527
DeKalb Small 2BR, Quiet Area W/D hook-up, no smoking, pets negotiable. $760/mo + security. 815-901-7037 DeKalb. Cozy cottage. Rustic knotty pine. Frplc. 1BR, 1BA. $450/mo +dep. Also, 300SF storage & 3 season area. New carpet, paint. Pay gas & electric. Small pets ok. Avail 4/15 or 5/1. 815-739-3740
DeKalb. Updated 3BR 1.5BA. Stove, fridge, D/W, C/A. Large garage. 815-758-0079
Dekalb: 3BR, 1BA, newly remodeled ranch, all appl, bsmnt, 1.5 attch. gar $1150/mo. +sec dep. 815-751-2650
BY BUYER DEMAND PRICE REDUCED TAKE ADVANTAGE NOW!
SYCAMORE 5BR 2BA house on 2 acres,1.5 car gar. Brand new kitchen, bathrooms, flooring 1,400 a month plus dep or 1,700 a month w/ 28x48 shop. Call Matt Hoffman of Hoffman Realty 815-501-3351 mhoffmanrealty@yahoo.com
- DeKalb Furnished Room Student or employed male. $350 incl utilities, need references 815-758-7994
COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT Commercial space for rent. With 12 Ft garage door access, office space and bathrooms. 313 Davis St. Sandwich. Please call Tony at 630-742-4183 for more info. DeKalb – PRIME LOCATIONS! 4 store fronts! Size & price vary! Adolph Miller RE 815-756-7845 Sycamore Near courthouse. Furnished, attractive, large office space. Great for professionals. $575/mo incl utilities, shared kitchenette & reception area. 815-739-6186 Sycamore. 22X29' Shop/Storage 9' overhead door. $400/mo. Heat & Electric incl. J&A RE 815-970-0679
"THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE" W12-2080 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION Bank of America, N.A.; Plaintiff, VS. Steven M. Chadra; Meghan Chadra; Defendants. 12 CH 514 Judge Presiding NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff Roger Scott, Sheriff of DeKalb, Illinois, will on April 25, 2013, at the hour of 01:00 PM at DeKalb County Sheriff`s Office, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178 , sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: LOT 12 IN BLOCK 3 IN JOHN W. TILTON`S SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 29, 1951, AS DOCUMENT NO. 245560, IN PLAT BOOK "G", PAGE 180, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 2 AND 3 IN TILTON PARK, A SUBDIVISION OF A PART OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 4, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. C/K/A: 101 Orchard Lane, Dekalb, IL 60115 PIN: 08-14-327-008 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W122080. The terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours. The property is improved by: SFH. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale. The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms. Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310) The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff
ey 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W12-2080 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I516941 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 19, 26 & April 2, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DeKALB COUNTYSYCAMORE, ILLINOIS U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PLAINTIFF VS SCOTT W. BAUER; IRINA D. ESQUIVEL; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; DEFENDANTS 12 CH 620 254 WENDY STREET SYCAMORE, IL 60178 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; LANDAHL NORTH POND ASSOCIATION, INC.; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 99 IN LANDAHL NORTH PHASE 3, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 28, AND THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF SYCAMORE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 24, 1998 IN BOOK 7 OF PLATS, PAGE 401 AS DOCUMENT NO. 98022173 AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NO. 99013178, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 254 WENDY STREET, SYCAMORE, IL 60178 and which said Mortgage was made by, SCOTT W. BAUER; IRINA D. ESQUIVEL; Mortgagor (s), to M.E.R.S., INC. AS NOMINEE FOR SOURCE 1 MORTGAGE, Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of DEKALB County, Illinois, as Document No. 2010014198; and for other relief. UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this County, Maureen A. Josh DeKalb Cnty Circuit Clerk 133 W. State Street Sycamore, Illinois 60178 on or before April 18, 2013, A JUDGMENT OR DECREE BY DEFAULT MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU FOR THE RELIEF ASKED IN THE COMPLAINT. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES Attorneys for Plaintiff Thirteenth Floor 1 North Dearborn Chicago, Illinois 60602 Tel. (312) 346-9088 Fax (312) 346-1557 Email: pleadings@atty-pierce.com PA 1219178 I517528 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 19, 26 & April 2, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 23RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DeKALB COUNTY-SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS COLONIAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF COLONIAL SAVINGS, F.A. PLAINTIFF VS RANDY HUGHES A/K/A RANDY A. HUGHES; KELLY HUGHES; THE LAW OFFICE OF CHRISTINE TAYLOR; KANE COUNTY TEACHERS CREDIT UNION; TOWNSEND POND ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; DEFENDANTS 13 CH 119 1154 ARNEITA STREET SYCAMORE, IL 60178 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN YOU, TOWNSEND POND ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS ; defendants, that this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, asking for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: LOT 181 IN TOWNSEND WOODS, P.U.D. PHASE ONE, UNIT FOUR, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 5, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN THE CITY OF SYCAMORE, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 14, 2003, IN PLAT CABINET #9 AT SLIDE #57-A, AS DOCUMENT NO. 2003009962, IN DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as: 1154 ARNEITA STREET, SYCAMORE, IL 60178 and which said Mortgage was made by, RANDY HUGHES A/K/A RANDY A. HUGHES; KELLY HUGHES; Mortgagor (s), to M.E.R.S., INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COLONIAL
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a judgment heretofore entered by the said court occurred in the above entitled cause, Sheriff Roger Scott, Sheriff of DeKalb, Illinois, will on April 25, 2013, at the hour of 01:00 PM at DeKalb County Sheriff`s Office, 150 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178 , sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following described real estate in the said judgment mentioned, situated in the County of DeKalb, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy such judgment to wit: C/K/A: 101 Orchard Lane, Dekalb, IL 60115 PIN: 08-14-327-008 The person to contact regarding information regarding this property is: Sales Dept., The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140, Chicago, IL 60603. Any questions regarding this sale should refer to file number W122080. The terms of the sale are Cash. 10% at time of sale, with the balance due within 24 hours. The property is improved by: SFH. The Property is not open for inspection prior to sale. The real estate, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and tenements, hereditament and appurtenances thereunto belonging shall be sold under such terms. Russell C. Wirbicki (6186310) The Wirbicki Law Group LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 33 W. Monroe St., Suite 1140 Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312-360-9455 Fax: 312-572-7823 W12-2080 pleadings.il@wirbickilaw.com I516941
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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Hearing DeKalb County Government RE: State of Illinois Section 5311 Rural/Downstate Operating Assistance Combined Application. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by: DeKalb County Government. On: April 17, 2013 Time: 7:30 pm Where: Legislative CenterSycamore Campus, 200 North Main Street, Sycamore, IL 60178 I. For the purpose of considering a project for which financial assistance is being sought from the Illinois Department of Transportation for State of Illinois public transportation operating assistance grants from the FY 14 Section 5311 and Downstate Operating Assistance Program, pursuant to the Illinois Department of Transportation's general authority to make such grants, and which is generally described as follows: A. Description of Project: Application is being made for federal and state financial assistance funds for demand response public transportation services in the non-urbanized areas of DeKalb County, Illinois. The hours of operation will be Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm. B. Relocation: Relocation Assistance will not be required. C. Environment: This project is being implemented to minimize environmental impact. D. Comprehensive Planning: This project is in conformance with comprehensive transportation planning in the area. II. At the hearing DeKalb County Government will afford an opportunity for interested persons or agencies to be heard with respect to the social, economic and environmental aspects of the project. Interested persons may submit orally or in writing, evidence and recommendations with respect to said project.
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III. A copy of the application for a state grant for the proposed project for the intended service area will be made available for public inspection at: Voluntary Action Center Tom Zucker, Executive Director 1606 Bethany Rd. Sycamore, IL 60178 (815) 758-3932 (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 2, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To the legal voters, residents of Cortland Township in the County of DeKalb and State of Illinois, that the Annual Town Meeting of said Town will take place on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at the hour of 6:30 pm at The Cortland Township Hall 14 S. Prairie St., Cortland Illinois 60112 for the transaction of the miscellaneous business of the said town; and after a Moderator having been elected, will proceed to hear and consider reports of officers, and decide on such measures as may, in pursuance of law, come before the meeting; and especially to consider and decide the following. Meeting called to order by clerk Pledge of Allegiance Clerk requests nominations for Moderator Clerk gives Moderator Oath of Office Moderator takes charge of meeting Introduction of Township Officials Motion to approve minutes of Annual Meeting Reading of the Annual Financial Statement Response from public limited to 3 minutes Old Business Motion to hold next year's Annual Township Meeting Tuesday April 8, 2014 Motion to adjourn (Published in the Daily Chronicle, April 2, 2013.) Breaking News available 24/7 at Daily-Chronicle.com
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DEKALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: SARIYAH NEKOLE KIRKSEY FOR CHANGE OF NAME
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: DEBORAH E STARKS FOR CHANGE OF NAME PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on May 22, 2013, at 9:00 A.M., at the DeKalb County Courthouse, 133 West State Street, Sycamore, Illinois, 60178 in the courtroom occupied by the presiding judge, Deborah E Starks will file his/her petition requesting that his/her name be changed from DEBORAH E STARKS to KATINA GIOVANNIA CAMONI pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided. Any persons interested in said request for change of name may appear at said time and place, if they so desire.
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PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on March 22, 2013 a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of DeKalb County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as DC DOOR located at 1012 Garden Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115. Dated March 22, 2013 /s/ John Acardo DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder (Published in the Daily Chronicle, March 26, April 2 & 9, 2013.)
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Insider A closer look at the girls soccer scene
SPOTLIGHT ON ... LAUREN MILLER Sycamore, junior, midfielder Miller scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Sterling to start the season.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR DeKalb at Kaneland, 4:30 p.m., today Kaneland goalkeeper and Purdue commit Jordan Ginther will be tested by a strong DeKalb attack in the Northern Illinois Big 12 opener. Hinckley-Big Rock at Hiawatha, 4:30 p.m., Wednesday These two local teams start the season against one another.
POWER RANKINGS 1. Sycamore (1-0) The defending Northern Illinois Big 12 champs lost a few key players, but started the season with a win. 2. DeKalb (0-1-1) The Barbs should challenge the Spartans for the top spot in the conference. 3. Kaneland (0-0) Ginther will need to have another stellar year to keep the Knights in the NI Big 12 race. 4. Hinckley-Big Rock (0-0) Expect Lauren Paver to step into a goalscoring role this season. 5. Genoa-Kingston (0-0) The Cogs won’t be a deep team, but they’ll bring back plenty of talent this season. 6. Indian Creek (0-0) Freshmen will have to step up this season if the Timberwolves. 7. Hiawatha (0-0) Coach Kyle Monestero will rely on a few freshmen who have club experience.
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Cardine could lead to Barbs success By ANTHONY ZILIS sports@daily-chronicle.com If DeKalb is going to overtake Sycamore for the conference title this year, Kelli Cardine’s play will probably be a big reason why. Cardine scored 20 goals out of central midfield last season, and she’s even better coming into her senior year, DeKalb coach Phil Rouse said. “Kelli’s been playing well. She’s been every bit as dominant as she was last year,” Rouse said. “She’s hands-down one of the highest-skilled players that we’ve had in a long time. She can do everything with her right foot, with her left foot. That’s what I’ve seen this year, more than anything, is an improvement on the left side.” But Cardine doesn’t have to do it all by herself. If she’s heavily-marked, Rouse is sure other players will pick up the slack.
have some other people who “Kelli’s been playing well. She’s been every bit as dominant as we have played the spot,” Lichamshe was last year. She’s hands-down one of the highest-skilled er said. “But we’re going to try different looks and decide players that we’ve had in a long time. She can do everything some who works out there.” with her right foot, with her left foot. That’s what I’ve seen this getting players back year, more than anything, is an improvement on the left side.” Cogs Genoa-Kingston doesn’t have high numbers this year, but the Phil Rouse, DeKalb girls soccer coach on DeKalb’s Kelli Cardine “I just want her to stay within herself,” Rouse said. “The nice thing about this team is that the scoring comes from a lot of different areas. There’s no one player that if you stop them, you stop DeKalb.”
Big shoes to fill at Sycamore Three all-area seniors bolstered Sycamore’s Northern Illinois Big 12 championship team last year. Fortunately, sweeper Sarah Papini was surrounded by three defenders who return this season, so defensively, coach Dave
Lichamer isn’t too worried. “Although we’re training a new sweeper, the other girls that are out there know what’s going on, so that’s helpful,” Lichamer said. On the offensive side, Emma Norris and Michelle Doran were dominant, scoring a combined 36 goals and notching 19 assists. That production will be missed. Junior Amy Schroeder came off the bench to relieve the senior duo last year, but Lichamer isn’t sure who will be starters by the end of the season beside her. “Beyond Amy Schroeder,
Expect a sloppy start to the season for most teams Expect a sloppy start to the season for most area soccer teams. In soccer, implementing tactics is absolutely crucial to success, but few area teams have been able to practice on a full field in the weeks leading up to the season. Genoa-Kingston, for instance, first took shots on an actual goal late last week. “I think we’re probably going to come out a little unorganized because we haven’t been able to work on positioning or anything,” coach Randy Tate said. “It’s going to take a little while
VIEWS Anthony Zilis to figure out where everybody’s going to settle in.” It’s going to take the Cogs and most other teams in the area some time to implement gameplans this year. DeKalb is one of the lucky teams. With a turf field, the Barbs don’t have to deal with the melting snow turning their fields into a muddy mess.
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But even they have had trouble practicing outside this season, and coach Phil Rouse is seeing the effects early. “It’s just prevented us from doing a lot of soccer work, so you’re seeing a lot of sloppy play” Rouse said. Teams with most of their core in tact from previous years will benefit this year. Teams like Sycamore, who are trying to replace a few important pieces from last season, will have the most difficult time to start the year. “I’ve done this for many years, and I’ve never had a
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Cogs do have a couple of key players who weren’t on the team last year. Senior Julia Mendoza and sophomore Nicole Hebel each tore an ACL last season, and both should be starters when the Cogs start the season this week. “They’ll be pretty important players for us,” coach Randy Tate said. “[Nicole] is fully recovered. … Julia took the winter off. She didn’t want to push it too much, but she seems to be doing pretty well in practice. I’m hoping she’s in good condition and can last through all of the games we’re going to have this month.”
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